Planes, Trains and Automobiles Fight Montana Fires

By Justin Franz, Flathead Beacon;

While the thought of fire is often accompanied by the image of a bright red fire truck — although in these parts it’s just as likely to arrive in U.S. Forest Service green — plenty of other unique vehicles have been brought to Northwest Montana in recent weeks to combat local wildfires from the air and the rails.

Two of the biggest tools available to local firefighters are two CL-215T “Super Scooper” planes from Saskatchewan and were based at Glacier Park International Airport for three weeks in August.

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