DNR adds two water scooping aircraft to help battle wildfires this season

  • These planes – Air Tractor AT-802 models modified to scoop water for wildland firefighting – are flying for the DNR during the spring fire season.
    These planes – Air Tractor AT-802 models modified to scoop water for wildland firefighting – are flying for the DNR during the spring fire season.
    LANSINGTwo Fire Boss aircraft, each capable of scooping up to 800 gallons of water from a lake in just 15 seconds, have been added to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources firefighting fleet this season.The planes, leased from late April through early June – historically the worst part of Michigan’s fire season – are housed at the Gaylord Regional Air...

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