The U.S. Forest Service is opening a temporary air base in Colorado for its biggest tanker airplanes to help fight fires during the 2018 season.

The temporary air base in Colorado Springs will host DC-10 tankers, known in government jargon as Very Large Air Tankers. The airplanes are capable of carrying 8,000 gallons of fire retardant, according to a Forest Service news release.

Without the temporary base in Colorado Springs, the closest airbase for the tankers would be in Phoenix and Roswell, N.M. The tankers stationed in Colorado Springs will be able to get wildfires faster.

The Forest Service expects to save $40,000 for every eight hours of flight time with the move, the news release said.

The Forest Service also has tankers and helicopters based in Pueblo and Broomfield.