> USDA Forest Service's Jeffco Airtanker Base (Jeffco) is located in Broomfield, Colo., at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport and is managed by the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland (ARP). The Jeffco mission is to provide the very best aerial fire-fighting support for ground personnel. > >The airtanker base includes retardant storage tanks, filling facilities, pilots quarters and offices.The sight has the capacity to mix 190,000 gallons of retardant at a time, which is enough for seventy-four and a half 2,555 gallon drops. Jeffco supports a variety of aircraft types, including single engine airtankers, heavy airtankers, lead planes and helicopters. > >Jeffco airtanker base employees focus their time and attention on accomplishing fire missions safely and lending their full support to firefighters on the scene of an incident. Was used during the [[Alexander Mountain Fire]] https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/arp/about-forest/?cid=fsm91_058168