Coulson's C-130 comes in after a retardant drop to refuel and "rearm" before going out again. The fires raging throughout Washington State this year are the largest in recorded state history.
Starting out as US Navy EC-130Q BuNo 161495, and now marketed at the "Next Generation Air Tanker" This Coulson C-130 sits at the USFS Moses Lake Air Tanker Base, having just returned from a mission.