CASPER — The MD-87 Erickson Aero Tanker sat on the tarmac with other firefighting aircraft at Casper/Natrona County International Airport waiting to roll.
Among the pilots and crew waiting at the airport’s new Single Engine Air Tank/Large Air Tanker (SEAT/LAT) base last Saturday included a three-man crew from Erickson. It been a huge fire season in Wyoming with more than 600,000 acres burned, mostly in the northeast part of the state.
Like any other on-duty emergency responders, they were waiting for their next mission.
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