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Cal Fire’s C-130 | The ultimate weapon in the fight against wildfires
The Cal Fire C-130 is a flying fortress of firefighting power. The converted US Coast Guard cargo plane is loaded with 36,000 pounds of flame retardant or water, to put out fast moving flames.
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Cal Fire's C-130 stands ready to battle California's raging blazes
SAN DIEGO — The Cal Fire C-130 is a flying fortress of firefighting power. The converted US Coast Guard cargo plane is loaded with 36,000 pounds of flame retardant or water, to put out fast ...
Sacramento Bee20d
See what battling California wildfires look like from cockpit of a C-130 aircraft
Equipped with airborne fire-fighting systems, C-130 Super Hercules planes are flying missions over the wildfires in Southern California that started earlier this month. California Air National ...
Colorado Public Radio29d
45 more fire engines, C-130 Hercules sent to battle California wildfires
“California Fire really asked for the world in no less ... The crew is made up of both aircraft maintainers and those flying the C-130 Hercules. The Hercules is now stationed at the Channel ...
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California National Guard supports wildfire response following devastating fires in SoCal
The whir of the helicopter blades fills the cabin as the aircraft circles the remains of several Los Angeles neighborhoods, ...
NBC Los Angeles29d
High winds do more than spread fires — they keep firefighting aircraft on the ground
Cal Fire also has seven new airtankers that were put into service in 2024 called the C-130 Hercules, which each hold 4,000 gallons of fire retardant. According to Reuters, Cal Fire can also employ ...
USA Today29d
Water tanks in the sky: Firefighting planes help ground crews combat California wildfires
Cal Fire has seven C-130 Hercules Airtankers. They're used for rapid delivery of fire retardanton wildfires. Additional C-130s with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems will join California ...
Fox Business28d
See it: Photos capture aircraft helping combat the California wildfires
lakes and reservoirs which can be dropped as regular water or be mixed with a foam retardant," according to Cal Fire. The Air National Guard has flown C-130 Hercules planes "equipped with ...
Yahoo News19d
See what battling California wildfires look like from cockpit of a C-130 aircraft
Equipped with airborne fire-fighting systems, C-130 Super Hercules planes are flying missions over the wildfires in Southern California that started earlier this month. California Air National Guard ...
Victorville Daily Press28d
Water tanks in the sky: How firefighting planes help ground crews combat LA wildfires
Cal Fire has seven C-130 Hercules Airtankers. They're used for rapid delivery of fire retardanton wildfires. Additional C-130s with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems will join California ...