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Air tankers drop 180K gallons of retardant as Wild Sage Fire grows in northern Arizona

WHITE SAGE, AZ (AZFamily) — Highway closures and evacuations remain in effect as a wildfire burns more than 49,000 acres in far northern Coconino County. It is one of two blazes raging at or near the ...
KGUN 9

What’s it like to fly a wildfire air tanker?

MESA, Ariz. (KGUN) — When big wildfires flare, ground crews do the grunt work where they’re often too deep in the back country to see, but we usually can see fire tankers and their air drops. It takes ...
KOAT Albuquerque

Albuquerque-based 10 Tanker helps with global wildfires

FIRES. WE START THERE. AN AIR CARRIER COMPANY THAT HELPS WITH WILDFIRE EFFORTS AROUND THE WORLD, SAYS IT IS SEEING AN INCREASE IN INTENSE FIRES THIS YEAR. THE PRESIDENT OF TEN TANKERS SPOKE WITH OUR ...
KEYT

Santa Maria Air Tanker Base providing valuable support in battling the Gifford Fire

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - With the Gifford Fire burning just a few miles away east of Santa Maria, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base is providing valuable support in the ongoing firefighting effort. Since ...
9NEWS

Flight data paints wild picture as aerial firefighting operations target Western Slope

DENVER — Western Colorado’s skies are unusually busy this week, as dozens of firefighting aircraft work to slow the spread of multiple large wildfires. Flight path data shows a dense network of ...
ksby

Air tanker base in Santa Maria played critical role in containing the Madre Fire

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. As smoke from the Madre Fire continues to drift over ...