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A few tanker pilots treat their planes as the bomber pilots of World War II did with graphics indicating their roll on the war against wild fire.
02cs1828 		The Redmond Interagency Air Center is capable of loading aircraft with retardant at a rate of 500 gallons per minute. A plane able to hold 3000 gallons can be loaded in six minutes. A mixing station insures proper mixture before being transferred to the aircraft via 30 horse power pumps. Two airplanes can be loaded simultaneously.
02cs1829 		The Redmond Interagency Air Center is capable of loading aircraft with retardant at a rate of 500 gallons per minute. A plane able to hold 3000 gallons can be loaded in six minutes. A mixing station insures proper mixture before being transferred to the aircraft via 30 horse power pumps. Two airplanes can be loaded simultaneously.
02cs1831 		The Redmond Interagency Air Center is capable of loading aircraft with retardant at a rate of 500 gallons per minute. A plane able to hold 3000 gallons can be loaded in six minutes. A mixing station insures proper mixture before being transferred to the aircraft via 30 horse power pumps. Two airplanes can be loaded simultaneously.
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Mickey Coonrod and Renee Avery take orders, monitor aircraft movement, plot and give information, and account for the retardant each air tanker dispenses.
02cs1836 		The Redmond Interagency Air Center assists many federal and state agencies with initial attack for forest fires in Oregon, Wyoming, northern California, and Washington. The air center was recently upgraded to make it more efficient, have better storage capacity, and increase the number of loading pads to three. A storage facility was also added. The storage facility has the capacity to hold forty thousand gallons of concentrate and twenty thousand gallons of water.
02cs1838 		The Redmond Interagency Air Center assists many federal and state agencies with initial attack for forest fires in Oregon, Wyoming, northern California, and Washington. The air center was recently upgraded to make it more efficient, have better storage capacity, and increase the number of loading pads to three. A storage facility was also added. The storage facility has the capacity to hold forty thousand gallons of concentrate and twenty thousand gallons of water.
02cs1839 		The amount of land area covered by retardant drops is determined by the Incident Command Team or the air attack lead plane will suggest coverage level. Heavier fuels - heavier coverage, lighter fuels - lighter coverage.
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The amount of land area covered by retardant drops is determined by the Incident Command Team or the air attack lead plane will suggest coverage level. Heavier fuels - heavier coverage, lighter fuels - lighter coverage.
02cs1334 		The amount of land area covered by retardant drops is determined by the Incident Command Team or the air attack lead plane will suggest coverage level. Heavier fuels - heavier coverage, lighter fuels - lighter coverage.
02cs1848 		The amount of land area covered by retardant drops is determined by the Incident Command Team or the air attack lead plane will suggest coverage level. Heavier fuels - heavier coverage, lighter fuels - lighter coverage.
02cs1841 		The amount of land area covered by retardant drops is determined by the Incident Command Team or the air attack lead plane will suggest coverage level. Heavier fuels - heavier coverage, lighter fuels - lighter coverage.
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The amount of land area covered by retardant drops is determined by the Incident Command Team or the air attack lead plane will suggest coverage level. Heavier fuels - heavier coverage, lighter fuels - lighter coverage.
02cs1852 		The amount of land area covered by retardant drops is determined by the Incident Command Team or the air attack lead plane will suggest coverage level. Heavier fuels - heavier coverage, lighter fuels - lighter coverage.
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