Air National Guard C-130 Attacks California Fire: Drops Retardant on Long Fire!

DESCRIPTION: California Air National Guard personnel and MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) aircrew Maj. Nate Southwick and Capt. Tyler Henry, with the 115th Airlift Squadron, Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, follows a U.S. Forest Service lead plane as they perform a fire retardant drop from inside the flight deck of a MAFFS-equipped C-130J Super Hercules above the 'Long Fire' in Tulare County California, July 17, 2024. At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, U.S. Northern Command deployed two C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) from California and Colorado for wildland firefighting operations from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station in Port Hueneme, California, over multiple fires in California. (U.S. Air National Guard Videos by Tech. Sgt. Richard Guiterrez and Tech. Sgt. John Toledo).
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[@shoutingmonkeymoo]

Great video - crazy view from the cockpit! Flying that low with a large aircraft requires some crazy skill! Love it!

[@n310ea]

I'm a little concerned that the fires are going to spread to neighboring states.

[@CrispyOkra]

These fires are out after the rains they got over the last couple of days. Now the dry conditions is a different story. Here in southern Colorado, we've had a total of about 8 inches of snow all season, while last season we had 60+ inches by this point. The trees and brush are super dry and it's still winter.

[@veggiedisease123]

@@CrispyOkra The whole southern half of the country gets completely fucked during La Nina years.