"You can carry up to 3,000 gallons of retardant and we just have one large air tanker in the state right now, which is right here in Abilene." Ince said the tanker drops fire retardant on the ...

To protect the high-end shopping center, several private water tankers, equipped with 3,000 ... help mitigate fire risk," Deborah Miley, executive director of National Wildfire Suppression ...