1 ▁the ▁Super t ank er ▁was ▁also ▁deployed ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁W allow ▁Fire ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁state ▁of ▁Arizona ▁which ▁was ▁at ▁ ▁burn ed ▁and ▁un cont ained ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Since ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Global ▁Super T ank er ▁has ▁been ▁based ▁in ▁Colorado ▁at ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings ▁Airport , ▁chosen ▁in ▁part ▁for ▁its ▁convenient ▁location ▁for ▁quick ▁deployment ▁to ▁the ▁western ▁US ▁and ▁necessary ▁infrastr ucture ▁for ▁the ▁large ▁and ▁heavy ▁aircraft . ▁Just ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁later , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁one - year ▁contract ▁from ▁nearby ▁Douglas ▁County ▁to ▁assist ▁with ▁wild fire ▁contain ment . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁newer ▁N 7 4 4 ST ▁ 7 4 7 - 4 0 0 ▁Global ▁Super t ank er ▁was ▁deployed ▁to ▁Israel ▁to ▁help ▁fight ▁the ▁wild f ires ▁ra ging ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁port ▁city ▁of ▁Ha ifa ▁and ▁elsewhere ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Global ▁Super t ank er ▁was ▁deployed ▁to ▁Santiago , ▁Chile , ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁local ▁authorities ▁to ▁combat ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁series ▁of ▁wild f ires ▁in ▁the ▁country ' s ▁history . ▁The ▁wild f ires ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 4 7 – 4 0 0 , ▁had ▁bur nt ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁of ▁for ests ▁and ▁hundreds