Montana fire aircraft temporarily sidelined after crash
Residents watch as flames from the Robertson Draw Fire burn above Red Lodge, Mont., on the evening of Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (Larry Mayer/Billings Gazette via AP)
BILLINGS (AP) — A Montana firefighting agency temporarily grounded its aircraft for a safety review after a helicopter crash landed and burned in heavy winds.
The sidelining of the state Department of Natural Resources Conservation's remaining fleet of six helicopters and three fixed-wing aircraft came as Montana's fire season grew dramatically more severe...
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