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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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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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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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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States senator from Montana. Sheehy founded Bridger Aerospace, an aerial firefighting and wildfire management company, in 2014. Sheehy ran in the 2024...
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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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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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San Cristobal (1) TAM Empresa Pública - TAMep (1) Canada Conair Aerial Firefighting (3) North Cariboo Air (2) Summit Air (7) Chile Aerovías DAP (9) Indonesia...
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Coulson Aviation (category Aerial firefighting)
Canada. The company's fleet specialises in air tankers used for aerial firefighting. It operates in Canada, the United States, Australia and Chile. 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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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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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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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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Total Turkish aerial firefighting fleet consist of 27 aircraft , 101 helicopters and 10 unmanned aerial vehicles which are used by Ministry of Forest...
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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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restrictions on topdressing near waterways. Agricultural drone Aerial topdressing Aerial firefighting Aerial application Pesticide drift Notable cropduster pilots...
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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 U.S. states and...
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A firefighting apparatus (North American English) or firefighting appliance (UK English) describes any vehicle that has been customized for use during...
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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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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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Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting in Greybull, Wyoming. RCAF 22113 – stored at the Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting in Greybull, Wyoming...
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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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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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Buffalo Airways (section Firefighting)
Government, Buffalo Airways operate and maintain aircraft used in the aerial firefighting program. Aircraft include both bird dog and waterbombers. The waterbombers...
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Always (1989 film) (category Films about firefighting)
from the 1943 film is changing the setting from wartime to a modern aerial firefighting operation. It, however, follows the same basic plot line: the spirit...
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DC-10 may also refer to: DC-10 Air Tanker, a DC-10 modified for aerial firefighting DC10 (nightclub), a nightclub on the island of Ibiza "DC-10", a song...
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Martin JRM Mars (category Aerial firefighting aircraft)
Four of the surviving aircraft were later converted for civilian use to firefighting water bombers. Two of the aircraft remained based at Sproat Lake just...
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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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