More than 50 large wildfires are scorching land across the western U.S., but a new firefighting tool - a converted Boeing 747 nicknamed the SuperTanker, which can drop up to 19,000 gallons of water or fire retardant - is sitting idle at a Colorado airport because the U.S. Forest Service refuses to let it fly.
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Photos courtesy of the Fairfax County, VA, Fire and Rescue Department
Photo courtesy of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District
