Tanker 911, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 makes its last drop before nightfall fighting a fire in Riverside County in Southern California.
The video was posted by SoCal Air Operations.
Tanker 911 is a DC-10-30 and part of a four-aircraft unit.
It can carry up to 12,000 US gallons (45,000 Liters) of water or fire retardant in an exterior belly-mounted tank.
The others in the fleet have calls signs Tanker, 910, 912 and 914.
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