In 1995, the service was incorporated into the structure of the National Rescue and Fire Fighting System ( which was set up to coordinate the activities of the national fire service and voluntary brigades ).
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The works involved complete replacement of the electrical systems, new central air-conditioning, plumbing systems, fire fighting systems, state of the art IBMS and security system, interior for common lobbies, external landscaping, waterproofing and restoration of the roof garden on the podium, and gensets for power back were also added.
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The Air National Guard's main tool for fighting forest fires is the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System ( MAFFS ), which has undergone several updates since its first use in September 1971 by the California Air National Guard's then-146th Tactical Airlift Wing and the North Carolina Air National Guard's then-145th Tactical Airlift Group.
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Since 1974, using the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System ( MAFFS ) units supplied by the US Forest Service and mounted in four C-130s, the wing s aerial fire fighting crews have been credited with saving many lives and countless millions of dollars worth of structures, forests, and brush land in California and other states and countries.
