A CL 415 or superscooper lays a wet line for lighters during a backfiring operation on the Lava Mountain Fire near Dubois Wyoming. CL 415's are a unique aircraft in that they're designed to refill their water tanks without landing. They skim across the tops of long bodies of water with small doors on their bellies opened up. Once full they pull back up, ready to deliver another load of water to the fire. Not having to land allows for rapid load and return cycles. Here they were wetting down the light fuels in the sage and grass which gave firefighters an effective line to conduct firing operations from.
