Only one of seven large air tanker planes that were contracted last month by the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires is doing so now that fire season has heated up.
An uncommon visitor continued its stay at Casper-Natrona County International Airport on Tuesday.
One of only two aircraft of its type in the world, a DC-10 outfitted for firefighting is one part of the multi-aircraft fleet that’s aiding in the firefighting effort at the Sheepherder Hill fire complex...
With the size of the Sheep Herder Hill fire in excess of 15,000 acres, all the stops have been pulled and the equipment has been ordered in to fight it.