Aug. 6, 2021 High Rollers’ MAFFS teams on course to surpass last year’s fire year totals at the half-way point through the fire year The Nevada Air National Guard is only half-way through the fire year and already has amassed 434 drops with 1.2M gallons of retardant as of August 5, 2021. The totals from the entire last year’s fire year were 489 drops and 1.3M gallons of retardant. Earlier last month, the High Rollers’
June 24, 2021 COMMUNITY: Nevada Air Guard activated for firefighting effort as fires rage across western states The National Interagency Fire Center has requested one C-130 aircraft and aircrew from the 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, to aid firefighting efforts around the western U.S.
May 19, 2021 Nevada, California Air Guard team for firefighting spring training In the apropos heat of the high desert, the California and Nevada Air National Guard, U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE and several other firefighting agencies from across the country recently completed the their annual certification training for their upcoming missions using the Modular Airborne Fire
Aug. 21, 2020 Nevada Air Guard MAFFS activation extended as western wildfires rage Nevada Air National Guard aircrew equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS, saw their firefighting activation orders extended this week as fires continue to threaten life and property across California.