Hot Shots deploy

The Vandenberg Hot Shots load their vehicle into a C-17 Globemaster III from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., on the flightline here Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Eighteen members of the Hot Shots are traveling on a military aircraft for the first time in support of a wildland fire in Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens Jr.)

Hot Shots deploy

A Vandenberg Hot Shots vehicle backs into the belly of a C-17 Globemaster here from March Air Reserve Base June 27. Eighteen members of the Vandenberg Hot Shot crew, along with two hot shots crew carrier vehicles, one superintendant support vehicle and one all terrain vehicle deployed to Colorado to support the wildland fire fighting efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Texas Wildfires

A Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules prepares to drop fire retardant April 27, 2011, onto a West Texas wildfire. The wildfires have spread across parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

Texas Wildfires

Maj. Kevin DeHart prepares to drop fire retardant from a C-130 Hercules April 27, 2011, onto a West Texas wildfire. The wildfires have spread across parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. Major DeHart is assigned to the California Air National Guard?s 115th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

Texas Wildfires

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kevin DeHart, 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard, prepares to drop a line of fire retardant while aboard a C-130J Hercules over West Texas, April 27, 2011. The C-130 is equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System(MAFFS) which is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

Texas Wildfires

A wildfire burns in West Texas as fire fighting crews try to contain it, April 27, 2011. Airborne tankers lay lines of red fire retardant to help ground crews contain the fire. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

Texas Wildfires

A U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service King Air lead plane guides a C-130J Hercules from the 146th Airlift Wing during firefighting operations in Scurry County, Texas, April 27, 2011. The lead planes guide aircraft to ensure that the fire retardant is dispensed where it is needed. Wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

Texas Wildfires

A wildfire burns in West Texas as fire fighting crews try to contain it, April 27, 2011. Wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

Texas Wildfires

Lt. Col. Greg Ervin surveys the Oasis wildfire as his crew prepares to dispense fire retardant April 26, 2011, during firefighting efforts in west Texas. Lt. Col. Ervin is a C-130 Hercules pilot with the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing. His C-130 is equipped with a Modular Airborne Firefighting System installed to dispense the fire retardant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

Texas Wildfires

A U.S. Forest Service King Air lead plane guides a C-130 Hercules from the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing April 26, 2011, during firefighting operations in Scurry County, Texas. The lead planes guide aircraft equipped to dispense fire retardant to ensure that the retardant is dispensed where it is needed. Wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

Texas Wildfires

A U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service King Air lead plane guides a C-130J Hercules from the 146th Airlift Wing during firefighting operations in Scurry County, Texas, April 26, 2011. The lead planes guide aircraft to ensure that the fire retardant is dispensed where it is needed. Wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

Texas Wildfires

Airmen from California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing and Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing and members of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forestry Service conduct their morning briefing during firefighting operations at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 21, 2011. The Airmen maintain and operate the Modular Airborne Firefighting System(MAFFS) housed aboard a C-130 Hercules which is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)