VIDEO: It’s not wildfire season yet, but crews from out of state are getting ready to come to Oklahoma.
Planes with Bridger Aerospace were here last March, helping crews put out wildfires.
You may have seen these “Super Scooper” planes flying through the skies during wildfire season last year.
They’re from Bridger Aerospace, an aerial firefighting company based in Montana.
“Last year we were in Oklahoma for 58 days with our various aircraft,” said Mel Holtz, the Director of Business Development for Bridger Aerospace.
The planes “scoop” up more than a thousand gallons of water, then seconds later drop it and put out the wildfires.
“We’re able to hit a lake nearby a fire, drop off water directly on that fire, return back to that lake so we can do continuous cycles and drop just the most amount of water that we possibly can to help cool a fire front,” said Holtz.
The “Super Scoopers” made a big difference during last year’s fires. As we enter fire season this year, the team is getting ready to come to the Sooner state.