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 Guard aircraft join Texas, Northwest firefighting efforts By U.S. Northern Command report
 PETERSON  AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -  Air  National Guard C-130 Hercules equipped with U.S. Forest Service modular  airborne firefighting systems have been tasked by U.S. Northern Command in  support of the National Interagency Fire Center to supplement wildland  firefighting efforts in Texas and in the Pacific Northwest. Two  aircraft from the 145th Airlift Wing of the North Carolina Air National Guard will  deploy to Austin, Texas to fight fires there while two C-130s from the Wyoming  Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing will stage out of Boise, Idaho, to  provide support as needed for fires in western states. They  will be working with two aircraft from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd  Airlift Wing here. "This  has been a very active fire season. We exceeded our annual average of fire  missions two months ago and this is now becoming one of the most active fire  seasons we have faced," said Air Force Lt. Col. David Condit, deputy  commander of the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group. The  302nd AEG is comprised of personnel from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd  Airlift Wing, Colo., North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing,  California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing and Wyoming Air National  Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing. MAFFS  is a self-contained, portable aerial firefighting system, which can discharge  3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds over an area  one-quarter of a mile long by 60-feet wide. Once the load is discharged, the  MAFFS system can be refilled in less than 12 minutes. With  the use of new MAFFS II units, this year's fire season was the first to  successfully fly fire missions that increased effectiveness while decreasing  costs. The  MAFFS units are owned by the U.S. Forest Service, one of several federal and  state government agencies and organizations with roles and responsibilities in  wildland fire suppression that make up the National Interagency Fire Center in  Boise.
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