Bombardier CL415
Super Scoopers return to Lake Tahoe Airport
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/07/2017 - 11:33pm
Two Bombardier CL415 firefighting aircraft have returned to South Lake Tahoe for their third summer, using the airport as a base once again to fight fires across the nation.
In 2015 the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) got the aircraft on a five year contract to use at their disposal. They can be used around Lake Tahoe or sent to other states, depending on the need.
Another South Lake Tahoe fire brings out Super Scoopers
Submitted by paula on Sun, 09/04/2016 - 3:56pm
5:00 p.m. update: A small fire that broke out west of the Heavenly Gondola Sunday afternoon has been contained. CalFire will remain at the scene for mop up operations.
An area about 40 feet by 25 feet burned before fire fighters responded and put it out. The original call came in at 3:56 p.m.
Montreal Road in South Lake Tahoe, previously closed to allow fire fighters to get into the area, has been reopened. The gondola had also been shut down for a short time as a safety measure.
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Super Scoopers back at the airport in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/11/2016 - 2:28pm
Last summer, South Lake Tahoe was one of the home bases for two Bombardier CL415 firefighting aircraft known as "Super Scoopers," and as of this weekend, they are back again.
The two planes are part of national firefighting efforts, so can be moved at any time depending on needs. They arrived from fighting fires in Alaska, and find the Lake Tahoe area a good base since close to areas susceptible to fire. They are prioritized on a daily basis by the National Interagency Fire Center.
Super Scoopers leave South Lake Tahoe Airport
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/22/2015 - 8:35pm
The three "Super Scoopers" that called South lake Tahoe home this summer left the airport on Tuesday, October 20. One plane is still under contract with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and headed to Oklahoma for the winter while the other two Bombardier CL415 firefighting plans are now off contract with the USFS and flew off to unknown destinations.
The company that owns the planes, Aero-Flite, Inc is located in Spokane, Wash.
"Super Scooper" based in South Lake Tahoe being used in Kyburz Fire
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/23/2015 - 5:32pm
On Monday, the U.S. Forest Service welcomed a Bombardier CL415 firefighting aircraft to the South Lake Tahoe. On Friday, it is already seeing action after being called out to the Kyburz Fire burning just west of Lake Tahoe.
"Super Scooper" based at South Lake Tahoe airport
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/21/2015 - 3:42pm
The final celebrity jets were taking off from South Lake Tahoe Tuesday, just as the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) welcomed in a Bombardier CL415 firefighting aircraft.
Nicknamed "Super Scooper" because it can scoop up 1,600 gallons of water from a lake and drop it on the front lines of a fire.
