The Pentagon deployed modified C-130 aircraft to aid in the fight against the Los Angeles wildfires. The wildfires spread rapidly due to strong winds and dry conditions, scorching over 30,000 acres.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – The demise of the only company that manufactured a device specially designed to spray fire retardant from the back of U.S. military C-130 cargo planes has some experts worried ...

All 8 MAFFS C-130s assigned to the aerial firefighting mission were launched in support to CAL FIRE wildland firefighting operations in Southern California. Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems ...

The U.S. Northern Command has activated two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) aircraft to assist in combating wildfires in the Western United States. One aircraft is from the 152nd Airlift ...

Aircraft with the Nevada Air National Guard will head to Southern California to help with firefighting efforts in the Los Angeles area. U.S. Northern Command activated eight C-130 aircraft equipped ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — Eight modified C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft equipped with Modular Air Force Firefighting Systems, or MAFFS, have been sent to help out with the worst fires in Los Angeles' history.

When wildfires rage out of control, the U.S. Air Force deploys a surprising tool: the C-130 Hercules. Equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS), these aircraft can drop thousands ...

A dramatic video takes viewers inside the cockpit of a California Air National Guard plane being used to fight the growing Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County. The footage shows the low-flying C-130J ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The demise of the only company that manufactured a device designed to spray fire retardant from the back of U.S. military C-130 cargo planes has some experts worried about the future ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The demise of the only company that manufactured a device specially designed to spray fire retardant from the back of U.S. military C-130 cargo planes has some experts worried about ...

FILE - In this July 3, 2012 photo, an aircraft makes a drop on the Quail Fire above Alpine, Utah. The demise of a California company that built a device that sprays fire retardant from U.S. military C ...