A helicopter bucket is used by a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard to help fight the East Peak wildfire near La Veta, Colo., June 21, 2013.
The Colorado Army National Guard provided two helicopters equipped with helicopter buckets to help civil authorities fight the blaze. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Darin Overstreet/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr