On the Fire Lines: Thick wildfire smoke forces grounding of firefighting helicopters

By Tom Yazwinski

Published August 26, 2015 5:37pm PDT

OKANOGAN COUNTY, Wash. -- Fourteen helicopters are assigned to help fight the Okanogan Complex Fire -- the largest ever in Washington state -- but this week they've often been grounded for safety.

Q13 FOX's Tom Yazwinski is in Okanogan County with that story: