US Forest Service steps up air presence in Texas wildfire fight

The U.S. Forest Service will deploy four airborne firefighting systems on Department of Defense C-130s to Austin, Texas, to support wildland firefighting efforts beginning Sept. 10. The Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) are portable fire retardant delivery systems that convert C-130s into airtankers. Each can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in [...]

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