2003: Through 4 November, six ANG C-130s and two AFRC C-130s, each equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS), flew 48 missions to drop 129,600 gallons of fire retardant on fires in Southern California’s Simi Valley. Ten wildfires in Southern California consumed more than 745,000 acres and destroyed over 3,400 homes in this period. (Colorado Guard C-130 using the MAFFS, USAF Photo)
