NIFC July 17th Report

desertusa.com     Jul 18, 2008            

July 17th, 2008 · No Comments National Preparedness Level 5 (On a scale from 1 to 5) July 17, 2008 - Firefighters continue to make progress on the large fires in California, where 18 large fires or complexes are still burning. Three large fires were contained yesterday, one each in Idaho Texas, and Washington. Fire managers are preparing for dry lightning storms expected to hit parts of the northern California and southern Oregon by Saturday. Eight MAFFS C-130 airtankers are supporting California. The aircraft are based at McClellan Airport in Sacramento, California. The Mission Commander is LTC Roger Williams, 145th Air Wing Air National Guard, North Carolina. Aircraft are provided by the 145th Airlift Wing, Charlotte North Carolina, the 302nd Airlift Wing, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the 153rd Airlift Wing from... [read full story]                    

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Military Aircraft Provide Surge Capability For Wildfire Response

terradaily.com     Jul 16, 2008          

Sacramento CA (AFNS) Jul 16, 2008 - A continuing heat wave and an ongoing need for aircraft to support ground firefighters will likely keep Department of Defense aircraft very busy for the foreseeable future in support of the...                    

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302nd AEG & California wild fire support

globalsecurity.org     Jul 16, 2008          

by Staff Sgt. Luke Johnson 302nd Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs 7/15/2008 - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AFPN) -- Aircraft and firefighters from the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group stand ready to begin their 20th day of aerial...                    

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Colorado-Based Reserve Airmen Combat Wild Fires In SoCal

aero-news.net     Jul 18, 2008          

'Part-Time' Unit Gets Little Rest It's not always easy for members of the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, CO to remember they're an Air Force Reserve unit. "We really feel like an active-duty unit, because we're...                    

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Firefighting mission takes C-130 to its limits

globalsecurity.org     Jul 18, 2008          

by Staff Sgt. Luke Johnson 302nd Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs 7/18/2008 - Airmen in the sky are giving firefighters on the ground the upper hand in battling the blazes across the state, California forest officials...                    

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