Bubba the Skycrane Battles Wildfires | Las Vegas News

Meet “Bubba,” the legendary Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane, a flying water cannon that’s been saving homes and battling wildfires since the 1970s. Now stationed at Minden-Tahoe Airport, this 20,000-pound water-lifting beast is on high alert, dropping precise loads to protect communities in Northern Nevada, southern Idaho, and California—most recently tackling the Sand Stone and Elephant Fires. Refurbished and still flying, Bubba proves that even vintage tech can be a wildfire hero, with its heroic drops captured and shared by the U.S. Forest Service. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a0e4b567043efcc9