White Draw Fire

[2] The fire did not harm any civilian population or livestock; however, a military C-130 MAFFS air tanker crashed in the Black Hills during firefighting.

[8][2] On July 1, an airforce C130 firefighter aircraft operated by North Carolina National Guard crashed with a crew of six, after it got stuck in a microburst, a small and intense thunderstorm.

[3][9] On Sunday, July 1, a military C-130 MAFFS air tanker crashed in the Black Hills while fighting the White Draw Fire.

[10][11][12][13][2][5][8][4] On July 1, 2013, a memorial site was dedicated to honoring the four people who died in the Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) C-130 air tanker crash in White Draw Fire in 2012.

[15] The Black Hills National Forest management ordered a temporary closure of the White Draw Fire to limit the use of land by the public.

Family members, friends, and colleagues pay homage to the airmen of the North Carolina Air National Guard C-130 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System 7 aircraft that crashed while supporting the White Draw Fire one year ago this day, during the unveiling of an interpretive sign near Edgemont.