Incredible Aerial Footage Of Fight Against Colorado Wildfires with Radio Chatter included. Watch as these big C-130's line up in attack positions behind the spotter aircraft.Cockpit footage of fire retardant drops in an effort to aid in the fight against the Colorado wild fires. You won't get much closer to the inner workings of aerial firefighting than this, unless you join the Air National Guard.
The
Department of Defense provides firefighting support for the Colorado
Springs area. Members of the Wyoming Air National Guard from the 153rd
Airlift Wing, and airmen from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air
Force Base, prepare specially equipped C-130 aircraft with the Modular
Air Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS), to spray fire retardant onto the
wildfires.
By: Fire37Rescue
In: World News
Tags: Cockpit Footage, Wildland Firefighting, F37R, Fire Rescue, Air Assets, Colorado Wildfires, Federal Disaster, C130, Wyoming ANG, Aerial Firefighting Crew, MAFFS, DOD, Airlift,
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States (load item map)
Marked as: approved, featured
Views: 38631 | Comments: 119 | Votes: 19 | Favorites: 11 | Shared: 286 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
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Great footage. My thoughts are with everyone involved with this wildfire. In Oz we well know how devastating these wildfires (bushfires) can be. Best wishes to our American friends.
Posted Jun-29-2012 Byforgil (31.92) 
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I hope they get control of that wildfire soon.
Posted Jun-29-2012 Bynutsaq (71.14) 
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thank you for keeping the original sounds/radio chatter and not overlaying music
Posted Jun-29-2012 Bycsharrel (35.94) 
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Great footage. Great use of military assets and skilled pilots!
Posted Jun-29-2012 Byswatgodjr (72.82) 
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That there is what you call professionalism. The coordination and control is superb. Great flying as well. Those are big birds to be flying like that.
Posted Jun-29-2012 ByHogie (110.70) 
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I am a pilot. I only have 5 ultimate dream flights.... This beast is one of them ! To sit in this cockpit and command this monster would be.... oh hell, i have no words to describe it. Jets are fun and all, but getting to fly this baby with those 4 monster props is TRUE flying. The power, the torque, the deep rumble through your whole body !! of course the "money-shot" of this dream would be that I am commanding the GUNSHIP VERSION !! America , FUCK YEAH !!
Posted Jun-29-2012 ByFartCommander (83.50) 
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@FartCommander Monster master!!!
Posted Jun-29-2012 Byjorkrott (1553.20) jorkrott View Channel Send Message
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@FartCommander Check out my C-130J Acrobatic demo video on my channel!!
Posted Jun-29-2012 BySplitAtomsSoul (4797.90) 
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What an awesome way to make a living.
Posted Jun-29-2012 Byzetty (363.10) 
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@zetty - Great minds think alike. Talk about a job where you know that you are making a positive difference in the world.
Posted Jun-29-2012 ByCliff_Dweller (115.88) 
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These blokes putting out bush fires are what you call heroes.
Posted Jun-29-2012 ByMrShueArie (1292.30) 
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Damn fine job you guys are doing...Keep up the good fight and be careful out there on the fire line!
Posted Jun-29-2012 ByMoelarious (18.02) 
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Can't deny that would be an interesting job.
Posted Jun-29-2012 Byi8AmA8i (96.70) i8AmA8i View Channel Send Message
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Great post. Thanks very much for letting us know what is actually happening in Colorado. I'm afraid with this heat, we will only have more problems coming up.
Posted Jun-29-2012 BySwamprunner (29.34) 
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@Swamprunner It's true, I'm a bit worried. I actually have gotten acute bronchitis as a part of these damn fires. Not fun.
Posted Jul-1-2012 ByKacey (28.60) 
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Saw one of these puppies being prepped at the Springs airport yesterday. Good luck to those folks, I hope the fires are all contained soon.
Posted Jun-29-2012 ByFrozenAsset (3.30) 
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Modular? So the MAFFS can be rolled into any Hercules C-130? Ah, here I found it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MAFFS_loading_into_a_C-130_080623-F-7564C-071.JPG
More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAFFS
Posted Jun-29-2012 Byglobetrotter79 (1090.32) globetrotter79 View Channel Send Message
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@globetrotter79
Great information, and an awesome tool Thanks
Posted Jun-29-2012 ByKmanbay (689.36) Kmanbay View Channel Send Message
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i have a cousin that flies out of Hemet Ryan airport in calif, twin prop plane he dumps in the canyons if the mud doesn't release he eats shit into the face of the mountain ,big balls they have .
Posted Jun-29-2012 Bydezracerca (24.50) 
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