Helena USFS Air Tanker Base Key to Battling North Hills Wildfire

August 1, 2019

HELENA – The US Forest Service Air Tanker Base in Helena set several records this past weekend, including drops made in a single day.

Three air attack planes, two lead planes and seven air tankers have been using the base to fight the North Hills Fire.

From Friday through Sunday, tankers dropped around 440,000 gallons of fire retardant, with 68 loads carrying 231,000 gallons being dropped on Sunday alone.

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