Wildfires continue to rage through Oklahoma this week as more critical to extreme fire weather is expected. The wildfires began on Friday, March 14 due to dry vegetation, low humidity and a historic wind storm. Responders could only use land resources due to the high winds, but this week, super scoopers have been spotted dropping water on wildfires and hot spots in an effort to contain active fires.
On Monday, March 17, News 9 spotted a super scooper retrieving lake from Arcadia Lake in central Oklahoma to dump water on a wildfire southeast of Guthrie. A dangerous wildfire broke out around 2:30 p.m. Monday east of I-35 and southeast Guthrie.
A second wildfire in the same area began showing “dangerous behavior” on Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Norman. Immediate evacuations were issued for southeast Logan County. Local firefighters responded to the wildfire on the ground while super scoopers dropped water from above.
Super scoopers were on standby in Oklahoma on March 14 to help fight wildfires.
Bridger Aerospace, which is based out of Montana, were on standby in Oklahoma on Friday, March 14 with their super scooper to help fight wildfires. The Oklahoma Forestry Services requested assistance from Bridger Aerospace before the high winds on March 14 in anticipation for a wildfire outbreak…