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Firefighting Tanks For C-130s Back Into Storage At Peterson AFB Until Next Wildfire Season

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- It could be a sign that the wildfire season is over in Colorado. The 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs said firefighting tanks on C-130 airplanes are being put back into storage.

WATER TANKER (Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)
(credit: Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)

The tanks can't be stored with any fire retardant inside. Crews load the tanks with water and the tanks are discharged at a designated drop zone to clear out all the material.

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(credit: Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)
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