City Of Colorado Springs: New Airtanker Base At COS Airport Will Boost Firefighting Capabilities

Colorado Springs CO

29 May, 2022

1:50 AM

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Press release from the City of Colorado Springs: May 26, 2022 A new Airtanker Base located at the Colorado Springs Airport is up and running. The base, which is run by the USDA Forest Service, boosts firefighting capabilities within a 300 mile radius. The facility can accommodate airtankers of various sizes and has the capacity to deliver up to 85,600 gallons of retardant per hour within that area. The base includes an operations building, storage facility, retardant mixing plant, and multi-use ramp and has already supported recent fire suppression efforts. This press release was produced by the City of Colorado Springs. The views expressed here are the author's own.