The Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) is a self-contained unit used for aerial firefighting that can be loaded onto both military cargo transport Lockheed C-130 Hercules and Embraer C-390 Millennium, which then allows the aircraft …

MAFFS is the only proven multi-role tool providing effective missions for: Firefighting (both rapid attack and containment), Chemical/Oil Spills (delivering Corexit & AFFF Foam), Nuclear, Radiological and Biological contamination (delivery of atomized isotopes), Fumigation (pest & mosquito mitigation), and Agriculture (vegetation control and cro...

That’s where Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) come in. MAFFS are portable fire retardant delivery systems that can be inserted into military C-130 aircraft without major structural modifications to convert them into airtankers when needed.

MAFFS is a mission that highlights interagency cooperation. MAFFS units fit inside C-130 airplanes without requiring structural modification. This allows the units to be loaded on short notice. It takes about two hours to load a MAFFS unit onto the C-130.

Jan 10, 2025 · The U.S. Northern Command activated eight of its C-130 aircraft equipped with MAFFS (Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems) on Jan. 10, 2025 to help fight the raging fires in the Los Angeles...

On Jan. 9, U.S. Northern Command activated eight C-130 transport planes equipped with the Modular Aerial Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) to fly to the Channel Island Air National Guard Station, Calif., according to a press release.

Jul 1, 2024 · A C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 943rd Tactical Airlift Group, Air Force Reserve, dumps fire retardant over a threatened forest area. Reserve and Guard Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) crews respond to calls from civilian firefighters to …

The U.S. Forest Service-owned MAFFS units fit inside the C-130 Hercules aircraft without requiring structural modification to the airframe. This allows the units to be loaded on short-notice. MAFFS units can drop either water or fire retardant.

A C-130 Hercules, equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, drops fire retardant April 27, 2011, above West Texas. MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than 5 seconds.

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) are portable 3,000 gallon fire retardant delivery systems that can be inserted into military C-130 transport planes, temporarily converting them into firefighting airtankers.