I saw in an article earlier today about the C-130 MAFFS training that is currently on near Boise Idaho when I saw this wildlandfire hotlist thread linking to an article from the Magic Valley News (with pictures). A little later, a friend of mine who lives near Boise wrote me telling me that the C-130s have been putting on quite an airshow in the Boise area for the last couple of days.
Then as I was in the process of signing on here, I saw that Bill Gabbert had written an article about the MAFFS training here also referencing the article from the Magic Valley News. I learned from Bill's article that the National Interagency Fire Center has a face book page where they posted photos.
Tomorrow I will posting my fourth article in a nine-part series (was eight parts, but decided to split one article into two) based on three days that I spent watching the annual inspection of a Cessna 172P. Tomorrow's article is on the battery service. As I post the rest of the articles in this series over the coming weeks, I am keenly aware that fire season is already upon us in parts of the U.S. and elsewhere in the world, so I will be keeping my eyes open and my electronic pen in working order.
I have blogged about aerial wildland firefighting since 2009. I am not a firefighter and am not a pilot, just an interested bystander who wants to learn more and share what I learn here. Join me here as I blog on the aircraft and the pilots who fight wildland fires from the air in support of crews on the ground. I also blog on concerns affecting fire crews on the ground as well as other aviation and meteorology issues. Learn what it takes to do jobs that are staffed by the best of the best.
2 comments:
Training went well , USFS , CAL Fire , BLM, PARK SERVICE, National Guard Job Well Done by all. R.Nunez MABS USFS Fire Captain
Rick, thanks so much for sharing that the training went well. Stay safe out there everyone!
Tyler
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