May 6, 2016 AF Reserve, ANG Airmen prepare for 2016 wildland fire season More than 400 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen from across the country gathered May 2-6 to be certified on the military’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, known as MAFFS, in preparation for the 2016 wildland fire season.Airmen from four ANG wings, together with the AF Reserve’s
Nov. 16, 2015 Aerial firefighters reflect on mission challenges In early October the National Interagency Fire Center lowered the National Wildfire Preparedness level to one, its lowest level of five indicating national large fire activity had reduced to minimal levels. With this, and with what appears to be the end of hot, dry conditions in the western U.S.,