By David Caraccio
Merced Sun-Star
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — A new video shows the first fully operational C-130H delivering 8,000 gallons of retardant on the Record Fire in Riverside County, marking its inaugural firefighting mission over the weekend.
Tanker 122 has joined the fleet of the state’s firefighting agency, CAL FIRE.
“This marks an historic milestone in the agency’s ongoing commitment to CA!” Cal Fire chief Joe Tylor said on X.
California officials waited more than five years to get the first of several military aircraft they were promised by the federal government to help fight fires across the state.
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