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A view from the cargo hold of a Saskatchewan CL-215 airplane at Glacier Park International Airport Saturday. The huge planes, popularly known as “Super Scoopers” have helped control wildfires burning in the Park as well as the Flathead and Kootenai National Forests. (Scott Shindledecker/Daily Inter Lake)

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Battalion of aircraft fight fires from the sky
August 26, 2018 4 a.m.

Battalion of aircraft fight fires from the sky

Firefighters battling wildland blazes in Northwest Montana for the last month do a lot of grueling, dirty, tough work. But much of what they do would not be possible without the support of equipment that drop water on the fires, such as water tankers and helicopters.