DC-10 drops on the Long Valley Fire, August 25, 2019. Screenshot from Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District video.The video below shows a Very Large Air Tanker, a DC-10, making a downhill retardant drop Saturday evening on the Long Canyon Fire.
Last air drop of the night for the #LongValleyFire. Air and ground #firefighting forces gaining some ground. @blmnv @washoecounty @WashoeSheriff #AirAttack pic.twitter.com/7EElSllDMQ
— Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District (@TMFPD) August 25, 2019
As of Saturday evening the fire had burned about 1,500 acres north of Reno between Highway 395 and Red Rock Road.
