Bill Ingleston, Assistant Dresden Fire Chief (far right), stands with the crew of the helicopter that extinguished the Elephant Mountain fire after they landed on the Huletts Landing Golf Course. State police pilots are in blue. Forest rangers are in yellow (left) and green (middle). (Click on picture to see full-scale. This picture only.)
6:34 PM
The helicopter has departed Huletts Landing and there is no visible smoke coming from Elephant Mountain. It appears that the fire has been extinguished.
5:57 PM
The helicopter has stopped making water drops after two rangers on the mountain called them off. (The fire appears extinguished.) The helicopter is now on the golf course unloading.
The orange water bucket is in front of the helicopter.
The bucket that dropped thousands of gallons of water on the fire.
Spectators and volunteer firemen wait and watch.
5:37 PM
Water drops are continuing with the state helicopter going in for pass after pass. First reports are that the fire was first seen around noon, rangers needed to be called in, who called in state police helicopter who got permission from the Lake George Park Commission to remove water from lake.
5:29 PM
After numerous water drops (at least 15) the smoke appears to be lessening.
5:17 P.M BREAKING
A fire on Elephant Mountain has brought in state forest rangers and a state police helicopter with a bucket in an attempt to douse the blaze. Numerous water drops have already occurred.
