HELENA - You have probably first heard, then seen, air tankers fly through the big sky to fight wildfires, and this fire season, planes at the tanker base in Helena have been busy.

Watch to learn more about the air tanker crews working in Montana: Red Skies: Air tankers in Montana

“I love flying in Montana. This is where I want to be, this is where I try to get if I can,” said Joshua Kryzsko, a C-130 firefighting pilot.

It’s where Kryzsko wants to be because he gets to protect his community.

Madelyn Heath, MTN News

“Just being in my home state, it feels really good, it feels important helping out the locals,” said Kryzsko.

He has flown over 200 hours across the country fighting fires this season, and now he is putting his skills to work in the Treasure State on fires like the Wind

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