DC-10 Tanker 911 to AZ and wildfires in New Mexico

Some of you may have already seen the video (below) from ABC15 in Phoenix Arizona that was previously reported by Michael Archer in today's Fire Publications Blog, or perhaps you saw this same video on Bill Gabbert's Fire Aviation Site. I thought that some of you who have not seen this video might be interested. Tanker 911 (DC-10 tanker) left California yesterday where she had worked the Powerhouse Fire (65% contained, burned 32,032 acres) for Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Arizona where she was deployed to work on the Thompson Ridge Fire in New Mexico. She carries 11,600 gallons of retardant.

direct link to video and news report

Fires currently burning in New Mexico include the Tres Lagunas Fire (15% containment, 9,000 acres burned and the Thompson Ridge Fire (5 % containment; 9.394 acres burned. The Los Alamos Daily Post has an article (dated 6/4/13) and some photos of the Thompson Ridge Fire that may be found here. Here is a report from the Los Alamos Monitor (updated on June 5 with videos of news conferences about the fire) on the Thompson Ridge Fire and T-911's work on that fire.

Bill Gabbert of Fire Aviation reports on more details on T-911's arrival at Phoenix, her work on the Powerhouse Fire in CA and her work on the Thompson Ridge Fire here, thanks for your reporting Bill. Thanks to Michael Archer's Fire Publications Blog for leading me to some of the articles about the fires in New Mexico.

NASA has posted a satellite image of the Tres Lagunas and the Thompson Ridge Fires that may be found here.