b'PHOTO: CRAIG SHORT BLM68 CPREMERGENCY OPERATIONSCrews load one BAE-146 with fire retardant while another waits its turn. complete and the goal is to have the new helitack base operable in time for the 2026 fire season. While looking ahead, Januska, who has been director at CPR since 2006, BUILDING ON A LEGACY also looks back. He remembers the airports role during the response to the OF COLLABORATION Arapaho Fire in the Laramie Mountain Range and, closer to home, the Sheep & EXCELLENCEHerder Hill Fire on Casper Mountain during 2012, which was one of the worst A Trusted Partner In fire seasons in recent years. That event pointed to the need for more water Shaping SFOs Future pressure at the airport if CPR wanted to play a greater role in supporting aerial fire operations, he explains. After a six-year process working with regional water and state entities, a new water tower with greater capabilities was constructed to sustainably support such operations in the future, Januska explains.To be sure, intensifying wildfires are driving the initiatives at CPR. But theres something else at work, too: communities responding on a personal level in the face of growing threat. Januska recalls residents of Casper and surrounding communities bringing casseroles and more for aerial firefighting crews and airport workers during the Sheep Herder Hill Fire. Their gestures remain a touching reminder of whats at stake for people living in the region.If somethings going to happen within the state or Natrona County, I personally INSTAGRAMwant to make sure weve done everything @TURNER_CALIFORNIA that can be done to ensure that the aerial LINKEDINresources are here, says Januska with @TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY resolve. Its in our interest to protect our property and state.WEBSITE WWW.TURNERCONSTRUCTION.COMMay | June 2025AirportImprovement.com'