As summer drags on, a familiar scene plays out almost every day somewhere in Texas: Dry brush ignites and flames race across fields and hillsides, sometimes destroying homes. Wildfires fueled by extreme drought and triple-digit heat have left a scorching mark, burning more than 625,000 acres so far this year statewide. Most days, the roar of engines on a red-stained…
As summer drags on, a familiar scene plays out almost every day somewhere in Texas: Dry brush ignites and flames race across fields and hillsides, sometimes destroying homes. Wildfires fueled by extreme drought and triple-digit heat have left a scorching mark, burning more than 625,000 acres so far this year statewide.
Pedersen invited NBC 5 to tag along and see the fast-moving operation that launches aerial attacks in Texas and surrounding states like Oklahoma and Louisiana. Get a sneak peek as NBC 5 takes you along for a day at a firefighting air tanker base in Texas. Download NBC 5 on Roku, FireTV and AppleTV to stream the full story now.“We don't have any permanent facilities here,” said Pedersen. “We're using trailers, mixed-match tanks and pumps.”
Right now, the base operates with a single pump, and it takes about 7 minutes to load the planes and get them out of the pit. A permanent facility could provide more pumps and pits to speed up the process. “It does hurt if it hits you,” warned Adam Turner, a Texas A&M Forest Service spokesman. “We spend a significant amount of time coordinating between ourselves, local volunteers, and then trying to make sure that we if we see any citizens or civilians out floating around along the fire, we have to make sure that they're out of the way.”
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