More than 150 times so far in 2021, the aircraft providing this air support belonged to 10 Tanker, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The aerial firefighting organization flies a special modified ...

DC 10 Air Tanker Grounded in Texas. September 8, 2011. FirefighterNation Staff. 1 min read. Share To: BASTROP, Texas (AP) – A converted DC-10 jetliner capable of dropping 12,000 gallons of fire ...

I'm a third-generation firefighter — and I'm helping to battle the LA fires from the air in a DC-10 fire bomber. Here's how we do it.

A DC-10 air tanker sits on the tarmac at the Billings airport Wednesday. The tanker is one of two DC-10s modified for fighting fires.

The DC-10 Air Tanker is a standard McDonnell Douglas DC-10 airliner that was converted to carry up to 12,000 US gallons (45,000 liters) of water or fire retardant in an exterior belly-mounted tank.

Wildfires are terrifying things, but we humans have become quite adept at fighting them. Such is the case in central Washington right now, where the … ...

The DC 10 is the largest air tanker in the world, holding 9,400 gallons of fire retardant and two and a half hours worth of fuel, all coming extremely close to the Earth's surface in the firefight.

AUSTIN, Texas — It's been a very busy wildfire season in the state of Texas, as firefighters have fought nearly 8,000 fires and more than 600,000 acres have burned so far this year. The Texas A ...

Read full article: Ask Anthony: Why wasn’t a DC-10 firefighting plane used during the Pauline Road Fire? In the past, we’ve used the DC-10 air tanker to battle major fires, so one viewer asked ...

In the past, we’ve used the DC-10 air tanker to battle major fires, so one viewer asked KPRC 2 Chief Meteorologist Anthony Yanez why it wasn't used during the Pauline Road Fire. Here's what he ...

RK Smithley gave ABC15 an inside look at an air tanker that fights fires around the world. The DC-10 Tanker, repurposed from an old commercial jetliner, is outfitted to drop up to 9,400 gallons ...