Direct link to video from US Military Action on YouTube
When there are not enough USDA Forest Service contracted airtankers to go around, there are eight Modular Aircraft Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) that are used by eight C-130 aircraft at three National Guard Unit and one US Air Force Reserve Unit, each military unit has two C-130s that can be equipped with MAFFS:
- 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard, Port Hueneme, California
- 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, Reno, Nevada
- 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyoming
- 302nd Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve, Peterson Air Force base, Colorado
A MAFFS is loaded onto the C-130 for firefighting, you will see this at about the three minute mark in the video. For more information on the USDA Forest Service MAFFS go to this website.
I only just found out that allC-130's equipped with MAFFS were activated to help fight the wildfires that burned in southern California in January 2025. I had come upon the YouTube video that I shared above. I wanted a little more information to share with you and found a nice article with a video from Air & Space Forces Magazine reporting on the activation of the eight MAFFS equipped C-130s. I checked the Aerial Fire Magazine that I subscribe to and saw this January 22nd Aerial Fire article and video showing a C-130 MAFFS from the 302nd Airlift Wing working the Palisades Fire.
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