Coordinating with firefighting crews on the ground during wildfires is one essential component to Nevada County’s Air Attack Base. This month’s Community Forum will get an inside look at operations on the ground as well as in the air over a wildfire. CAL Fire’s Battalion Chief for Air Operations, David Krussow, Pilot Colin Rogers, Base Manager Shelby Davis and Aviation Officer Roger Caballero will be the featured guest speakers at the upcoming Community Forum, Friday, September 26. Local journalist, Lorraine Jewett, will serve as moderator of this month’s program. This free, one hour event will be held on the Sierra College Nevada County campus from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 in the auditorium, room N-12.

“We’ll discuss the types of aircraft used and their retardant capacities, plus how they coo

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