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<p><strong>Kalispell native</strong> Ryan Gembala stands next to a CH-47 helicopter Tuesday at Glacier Park International Airport. He and the rest of the helicopter crew have been contracted to battle the Thompson Fire in Glacier National Park. (Matt Hudson/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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Giant chopper arrives for fire duty
August 12, 2015 9 p.m.

Giant chopper arrives for fire duty

A private contractor has been part the firefighting effort in Northwest Montana attacking fires from above.