davidgriffin14 If the van were truly endangered, I think one of the firefighters would have done something about it, if for no other reason than to have something to do rather than stand around being bored while the medics were doing their thing. The flare is there for a very specific purpose, to remind the pilot that there is a potential obstruction near his tail rotors.
i live in a small community in Nevada if we are too sick or injured to go byground over an hour to the las Vegas hospital we go by helicopter i have gone 2 x saved my life in the 31 years i have been here we have lost 2 crews and 3 helicopters as a result of crashes mercy air is the operator
