Aerial firefighting, also known as waterbombing, is the use of aircraft and other aerial resources to combat wildfires. The types of aircraft used include...
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structural firefighting and wildland firefighting. Specialized training includes aircraft firefighting, shipboard firefighting, aerial firefighting, maritime...
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Lockheed C-130 Hercules (section Aerial firefighting)
scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol, and aerial firefighting. It is now the main tactical airlifter for many...
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and Aerial Firefighting is an aviation museum located at the South Big Horn County Airport in Greybull, Wyoming focused on the history of aerial firefighting...
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Neptune Aviation (category Aerial firefighting)
is an aerial firefighting company based out of Missoula International Airport in Missoula, Montana. It provides aerial support and firefighting to the...
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Canadair CL-415 (category Aerial firefighting aircraft)
is based on the Canadair CL-215 and is designed specifically for aerial firefighting; it can perform various other roles, such as search and rescue and...
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747 Supertanker (category Aerial firefighting aircraft)
The 747 Supertanker is a retired aerial firefighting airtanker derived from various Boeing 747 models. The aircraft is rated to carry up to 19,600 US...
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Helicopter bucket (redirect from Collapsible firefighting bucket)
suspended on a cable carried by a helicopter to deliver water for aerial firefighting. The design of the buckets allows the helicopter to hover over a...
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San Cristobal (1) TAM Empresa Pública - TAMep (1) Canada Conair Aerial Firefighting (3) North Cariboo Air (2) Summit Air (7) Chile Aerovías DAP (2) Antarctic...
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The Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) is a self-contained unit used for aerial firefighting that can be loaded onto both military cargo transport...
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Grande, Arizona. On display PB4Y-2 59701 – Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting in Greybull, Wyoming. 59819 – Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson...
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Bridger Aerospace (category Aerial firefighting)
aerospace company which provides aerial firefighting and wildfire management services. The company has supported firefighting efforts in 24 US states and 2...
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National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC) is a not-for-profit company that manages and coordinates Australia's national aerial firefighting fleet. The...
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Air Tractor AT-802 (category Aerial firefighting aircraft)
However, a number of aircraft have been converted to the Fire Boss aerial firefighting configuration, which utilizes Wipaire 10000 amphibious floats, so...
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Fire retardant (category Aerial firefighting)
body. Aerial firefighting Ammonium polyphosphate, a fire retardant Flame retardant List of fire-retardant materials Modular Airborne FireFighting System...
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as an aerial firefighting air tanker base for the U.S. Forest Service as well as for state and local firefighting agencies in California. Aerial firefighting...
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Rescue Authority was established on February 8, 2013, firefighting services relied on 24 city firefighting and rescue associations (four municipal and 20 city...
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DC-10 Air Tanker (category Aerial firefighting aircraft)
American wide-body jet air tankers, which have been in service as an aerial firefighting unit since 2006. The aircraft, operated by the joint technical venture...
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Fire engine (redirect from Snorkel (firefighting))
portal Containerized firefighting equipment Electric fire engine Fire appliances in the United Kingdom Glossary of firefighting terms Jan van der Heyden...
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agricultural flight, and firefighting. It is being run using Asobo's in-house engine. New mission types include aerial firefighting, air search and rescue...
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Canadair CL-215 (category Aerial firefighting aircraft)
designed in the 1960s. From an early stage, it was developed to perform aerial firefighting operations as a water bomber; to operate well in such a capacity...
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Wayback Machine, 3 April 2017 edition: FIREFIGHTING - BAE Systems discusses role of its aircraft in the aerial firefighting industry "Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and...
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Wildfire suppression (redirect from Wildland firefighting)
specially designed aerial firefighting aircraft, fire engines, tools, firefighting foams, fire retardants, and using various firefighting techniques, wildfire-trained...
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Lockheed EC-130Q Hercules, owned by Coulson Aviation, crashed while aerial firefighting for the New South Wales Rural Fire Service during Australia's black...
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Wipaire (section Aerial firefighting modifications)
Wipaire is a third-generation family-owned American aircraft manufacturing and repair company, best known for its aircraft floats. The company was founded...
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restrictions on topdressing near waterways. Agricultural drone Aerial topdressing Aerial firefighting Aerial application Pesticide drift Notable cropduster pilots...
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Smokejumper (category Aerial firefighting)
were conducted in 1934 in Utah and in the Soviet Union. Earlier, aerial firefighting experiments had been conducted with air delivery of equipment and...
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send waterbombers to Israel to assist aerial firefighting against major wildfires. Russia will send two firefighting aircraft. Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, and...
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Phos-Chek (category Aerial firefighting)
applied ahead of wildfires to homes and vegetation by ground crews and aerial firefighting units, either fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft. As of 2022, Phos-Chek...
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The development of aerial firefighting and forestry in southern Australia ran in parallel with the rapid improvements in aircraft technology over the...
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