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ATSB releases C-130 air tanker accident preliminary report Feb 28, 2020 - The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released their preliminary report on the crash of the Coulson Aviation EC-130Q, registered N134CG which was contracted to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service to support airdrops of fire retardant for the local bush fires. [Read more...]	C-130 firefighting aircraft crashes in Australia Jan 22, 2020 - An EC-130 firefighting aircraft from Coulson Aviation has crashed in the Monaro Area in Australian state of New South Wales while combating forest fires, killing three crew members. [Read more...]

302nd AW hosting annual aerial firefighting training May 05, 2019 - About 300 people from the Air National Guard, U.S. Forest Service and other firefighting agencies are scheduled Monday to begin a weeklong aerial wildland firefighting training and certification hosted by the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base. [Read more...]	'High Rollers' go all in for busy MAFFS activation Sep 17, 2018 - Wildland firefighters rarely find themselves out of the woods. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin introduces LM-100J 'FireHerc' at Farnborough International Airshow Jul 16, 2018 - Lockheed Martin today at Farnborough International Airshow (FIAS) introduced the LM-100J "FireHerc," a civil-certified firefighting airtanker variant of the proven C-130J Super Hercules that is the airlifter of choice for 18 nations around the world. [Read more...]	Air Guard, Reserve wings kickoff annual MAFFS training with the USDA Forest Service Apr 23, 2018 - As temperatures heated up this week in northern California, aerial firefighters from four C-130 airlift wings operating the U.S.D.A. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) started a weeklong training today in anticipation of summer blazes. [Read more...]
Firefighters strengthen partnership and build camaraderie Aug 25, 2017 - Over the public address system, firefighters with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron’s Fire and Emergency Services Flight and the Qatar Emiri Air Force Fire Department receive a message to respond to a simulated explosion on, August 1. [Read more...]	MAFFS surge support continues as national preparedness advances to highest level Aug 16, 2017 - Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard continue supporting wildland fire suppression efforts as the National Preparedness level reaches its highest level. [Read more...]
High Rollers deploy for first MAFFS activation Jul 26, 2017 - More than a year after being named the newest military C-130 unit equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, the 152nd Airlift Wing flew its first firefighting operation Saturday at the Fresno Air Attack Base in support of the U.S. Forest Service. [Read more...]	Guard, Reserve units complete annual firefighting training with U.S. Forest Service Apr 24, 2017 - 121 sorties. 124 flight hours. 373,900 gallons of water dropped. [Read more...]

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