Originally Posted By: Meadowlark

The article reports that they're air dropping ping-pong balls filled with flammable chemicals to fight the fire; I've never heard of this technique before.


This method is quite common, especially where the terrain is dificult and or where the fire is unpredictable due to winds etc which also poses a significant risk to fire fighting ground crews.
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