Arkansas authorities battling wildfire near Camden industrial park

Arkansas authorities are battling a wildfire that has burned more than 2,300 acres near a Camden industrial park where several defense contractors are located. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday ordered the Arkansas National Guard to deploy two Black Hawk Helicopters with “Bambi buckets” that are used to drop water onto wildfires to assist in [

By: Andrew DeMillo

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: September 15, 2026

Words: 577

Last Updated: 2 days, 15 hours ago

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Arkansas authorities are battling a wildfire that has burned more than 2,300 acres near a Camden industrial park where several defense contractors are located.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday ordered the Arkansas National Guard to deploy two Black Hawk Helicopters with “Bambi buckets” that are used to drop water onto wildfires to assist in responding to the blaze.

Sanders also directed two bulldozers and a fire plow to respond to the wildfire. Ten Guard …

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