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2002
- One military
battalion from Ft. Riley, Kansas assisted with wildland fires in Oregon
from July 23 through August 16. They were first assigned to the Monument
fire near Unity, Oregon, on the Malheur National Forest. On August
3, this 500-person unit was moved to the Tiller Complex near Tiller,
Oregon, on the Umpqua National Forest.
- In mid-June,
military C-130 aircraft were mobilized to augment civilian airtanker
resources. These eight aircraft flew missions from airtanker bases
in Colorado Springs, Colorado; San Bernardino, California; Hill Air
Force Base, Utah; Boise, Idaho; and Spokane, Washington. The C-130s
dropped about 1.6 million gallons of retardant until they were released
on August 19.
2001
- Two army battalions
from Fort Lewis, Washington, formed Task Force Phoenix Blaze and were
assigned to the Virginia Lake fire complex in Washington state. The
troops underwent special training both at their post and in the field
once they arrived on August 24. Soldiers fought fire at the complex
until September 3.
- Eight Air National
Guard and Air Force Reserve C-130 airplanes supplemented retardant
airtanker forces stretched thin by several large fires in Washington
and Oregon.
2000
- Task Force Thunder,
3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas, supported efforts on the Burgdorf Junction fire on the Payette
National Forest near McCall, Idaho.
- Task Force Wildfire,
3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, from Camp
Pendleton, California, assisted firefighting efforts on the Clear
Creek fire in the Salmon-Challis National Forest near Salmon, Idaho.
- Task Force Lumberjack,
20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas,
worked on the Upper Nine Mile Complex in the Lolo National Forest
near Huson, Montana.
- Task Force Four,
3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air
Assault) from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, helped fight fires on the Bitterroot
National Forest in Montana.
- The fifth military
Task Force is the Army's 1st Battalion, 321st Artillery from Fort
Bragg, North Carolina were assigned to the Troy South fire on the
Kootenai National Forest.
1996
- Eight C-130 aircraft
were converted to air tankers to assist firefighting efforts in northern
California.
- An Army battalion
from Fort Carson, Colorado, and a Marine battalion from Camp Pendleton,
California, also assisted with firefighting efforts.
1994
- Seven military
battalions were activated to assist during the season for a total
of nearly 5,000 military personnel to help bolster the civilian forces.
The battalions included:
- Two Marine battalions
from Camp Pendleton, California
- Five Army battalions;
two from Ft. Hood, Texas, two from Ft. Lewis, Washington, and one
from Ft. Riley, Kansas
- Eight C-130 aircraft
were converted to airtankers to assist firefighting efforts in Idaho,
Washington and Montana.
1990
- Four Army battalions,
two from Ft. Lewis, Washington, and two from Ft. Carson, Colorado,
assisted wildland firefighting efforts in Oregon and California, along
with,
- Eight C-130 aircraft
were converted to airtankers to assist firefighting efforts in southern
California.
1989
- Four Army battalions,
two from Ft. Lewis, Washington, one from Ft. Carson, Colorado, and
one from Ft. Riley, Kansas, worked on wildland fires in Idaho and
Oregon, along with,
- 19 Helicopters
from Ft. Campbell, and
- Eight C-130 aircraft
converted to airtankers to assist firefighting efforts in Arizona
and California.
1988
- Six Army battalions
and two Marine battalions assisted with firefighting efforts during
the notorious Yellowstone fires, along with:
- 57 helicopters,
including two OV-10 Mohawks used with infrared scanners, and
- Eight C-130 aircraft
converted to airtankers.
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