Firefighting is certainly dangerous! A MAFFS C130 was lost yesterday in South Dakota. More info here.

...reporting that two or three survived — reports differ about the number.

Update: The C-130 that went down in Fall River County was carrying an Air Force crew of six. As of now, four are unaccounted for ... one has been taken to Rapid City Regional Hospital via Life Flight ... another taken by ground ambulance.


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