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Follow along as we explore one of the most dangerous occupations in America. Aerial firefighting.

https://fireaviation.com/2024/03/12/uncovered-documents-reveal-first-usfs-airtanker-trials-for-eastern-wildland-firefighting/
A group of foresters, district rangers, and air operators assembled in Atlanta during the summer of 1962. There they laid the groundwork for the Appalachian Airtanker Project, which helped pave the way for the service to be the most frequent user of airtankers in the country.. The history of airtanker wildland firefighting in the Eastern United States has largely been lost to time, with most

https://aerialfiremag.com/2023/05/02/a-new-airtanker-to-fight-wildfires-in-the-u-s/
May 2, 2023. SPOKANE, WASHINGTON (May 2, 2023) - Aero-Flite Inc. is pleased to announce the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) on the Dash 8-400AT airtanker. This approval clears the way for U.S. registered Dash 8-400ATs to fly aerial firefighting missions

https://neptuneaviation.com/aerial-firefighting/
Neptune Aviation has been the leading partner of the wildland firefighting community for more than 30 years. When air assets are needed on a wildfire, Neptune delivers. OUR CAPABILITIES ... Missions flown on fires by Neptune's fleet of aerial firefighting tankers during the 2022 fire season. 6,030,000. Gallons of retardant dropped on fires in

https://wildfiretoday.com/2021/04/16/a-9-year-usfs-aerial-firefighting-study-left-many-questions-unanswered/
After 9 years and more than $11 million. Air Tanker 02 Drops on the Creek Fire on Camp Pendelton Marine Base, December 24, 2020. CAL FIRE image. -This article was first published on Fire Aviation

https://www.nifc.gov/resources/aircraft/airtankers
These airtankers, also referred to as VLATs, can deliver thousands of gallons of fire retardant at one time. Because of their size, they are less maneuverable than smaller airtankers. VLATs drop fire retardant at least 250 feet above the top of the vegetation. The DC-10, which can be used to support wildland firefighters on the ground, can

https://www.yahoo.com/news/improved-air-tanker-fighting-wildfires-030100265.html
The upgrades involved improving the airfield ramp for very large air tankers , which can accommodate 9,000 gallons of fire retardant, as opposed to the maximum 4,000-gallon capacity of large tankers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_firefighting
A DC-10 Tanker operated by a private contractor for the U.S. Forest Service demonstrates a water drop during "Thunder Over The Empire Air Fest" at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (2012) A Neptune Aviation Lockheed P2V drops fire retardant at Pine Mountain, Oregon. (2014) Aerial firefighting, also known as waterbombing, is the use of aircraft and other aerial resources to combat wildfires.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfire-service-firefighting-airtanker-1.6874277
In fact, one centre directs the deployment of firefighting aircraft from 14 air tanker bases. The story mistakenly stated that the B.C. Wildfire Service operates 20 air tankers and a number of

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/29/774456972/in-california-air-tanker-pilots-help-keep-wildfires-at-bay
Tanker 914 is operated by the Albuquerque-based 10 Tanker. It's one of four DC-10 jumbo jets converted to fight fires. The huge planes are 181 feet long and have a wingspan of 165 feet. Fully

https://www.popsci.com/story/technology/aerial-firefighting-tankers-helicopters-california-wildfires/
The most dramatic way to fight a fire is from the sky. An air tanker may fly about 150 feet off the ground at 161 miles per hour and can paint up to a mile-long line of retardant on the ground. A

https://www.1af.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2701558/more-usaf-aircraft-added-to-fight-west-coast-fires/
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --. Two additional U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft are scheduled to join the Department of Defense efforts for wildland fire fighting in western states today as requested by the USDA Forest Service, bringing the number to five C-130 military aircraft activated. "It is shaping up to be a very challenging fire season

https://www.dauntlessair.com/
Dauntless Air is an aerial firefighting company deeply dedicated to winning the wildfire missions we undertake. Armed with the country's largest and most advanced Fire Boss fleet, we work in close coordination with wildland firefighters and other aerial forces to help contain fires faster, so they can't grow into large and costly disasters.

https://www.hsaj.org/articles/21199
The fire is "attacked" using both a 50-aircraft UAV swarm and a single-engine, fixed-wing air tanker. The single-engine air tanker (SEAT) is a conventional aircraft traditionally used to attack the fire. A comparative analysis was performed between a UAV swarm and conventional SEAT aircraft attacking this fire.

https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/tomorrows-firefighting-fleet/
Generally, air tankers — from the single-engine versions that carry 3,000 liters up to the very large air tankers with 30,000 liters — are called in to fight fires in the initial attack phase, to try to encircle the fire by dropping lines of retardant 6 to 15 meters from the fire's edge to inhibit burning so ground crews can put it out.

https://aerialfiremag.com/2024/03/06/aero-flite-airtankers-deploy-early-for-the-2024-wildfire-season/
Aerial Fire News. March 6, 2024. SPOKANE, WASHINGTON (March 4, 2024) - Aero-Flite Inc. has deployed five airtankers to Texas and Oklahoma, ready to support firefighters challenged by the Smokehouse Creek Fire, now the second-largest in US history. The airtankers include two Type 1 RJ85 airtankers, one Type 2 Dash 8-400AT airtanker, and two

https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-arizona-scottsdale-evacuation-oregon-california-8a63af5f9b2bbae2240185f4c087f264
This aerial photo released by the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management shows smoke rising from the Boulder View fire Thursday, June 27, 2024, near Phoenix. Air tankers and helicopters have joined nearly 200 firefighters battling a wildfire northeast of Phoenix that has forced dozens of residents to flee their homes.

https://www.dauntlessair.com/our-fleet/
Equipped with amphibious floats, Air Tractor's AT-802F Fire Boss is a fixed-wing single engine scooper that adds another dimension of capability for wildland firefighting operations. When near a water source, the Fire Boss can perform continuous scoops and drops on a fire for 3.5 hours without needing to return to a tanker base to refill.

https://aerialfiremag.com/2022/09/14/maffs-enabled-c-130-aircraft-assisting-fire-suppression-efforts/
BOISE, Idaho - Two modular airborne firefighting systems (MAFFS) enabled U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft arrived at Boise Tanker Base, Idaho, September 9, 2022. One C-130H Hercules from the Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing and one C-130J Super Hercules from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing were called up

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-airtanker-pilot-wildfire-season-1.7219664
Fairbank fights fires from the cockpit of a four-engine Lockheed L-188 Electra, one of two under contract to the Alberta government. The planes once carried around 100 passengers on commercial

https://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/fire-apparatus/wildland-firefighting-aircraft-fixed-wing-rotors-drones/
CAL FIRE. Dennis W. Brown, senior chief of aviation for CAL FIRE, says CAL FIRE's wildland air fleet consists of 23 Grumman S2-T twin-engine turboprop fixed-wing aircraft, 12 UH-1H Bell helicopters, 15 Rockwell OV-10 Bronco twin-engine turboprop fixed-wing aircraft, a twin-engine Sikorski S701 helicopter, two KingAir A200 fixed-wing aircraft, and seven Lockheed C-130H fixed-wing air tankers.

https://fireaviation.com/2021/01/22/firefighting-air-tankers-the-early-years/
Air Tanker 855 drops on the Indian Canyon Fire in the Black Hills of South Dakota at 8:27 p.m. MDT July 16, 2016. Photo by Bill Gabbert. PROGRESS BRINGS PROBLEMS. Jim Hickman has memories of a few incidents from the early development of Modular Aerial Firefighting System (MAFFS) air tankers.

https://www.airmedandrescue.com/latest/long-read/aerial-firefighting-north-america
The US Forest Service has contracted several different providers to offer aerial firefighting services from air tankers in 2020, including 10 Tanker, Coulson Aviation, Aero Air, Aero Flite Inc., and Neptune Aviation. Fixed-wing aircraft deployed by these companies will be DC-10s, C-130s, MD-87, RJ-85, Nae-146 and Boeing 737.

https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2023/aug/18/nevada-air-guard-c-130-joining-wildfire-battle/
The C-130 will join the 302nd Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. Both airlift wings are with the U.S. Forest Service and other state and federal agencies fighting wildfires across the West since Aug. 3. According to a spokesperson from the Nevada ANG, all MAFFS units will initially be based out of the

https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2024/06/governments-of-canada-and-prince-edward-island-enhance-capacity-to-prepare-for-and-respond-to-wildfires.html
Both Canada and P.E.I. are providing $1.5 million through a contribution agreement under the FMWCC - Equipment Fund. The FMWCC Equipment Fund was launched in 2022 to support provinces and territories in strengthening fire management capacities and capabilities across the country by facilitating the purchase of wildland firefighting equipment to increase capacity to respond to wildland fires.

https://www.nifc.gov/sites/default/files/NICC/3-Logistics/Reference%20Documents/Dispatch%20Job%20Aid_updated%203.2023.pdf
Reload Base - The air tanker base to be used for reloading. This is usually the closest air tanker base to the incident. Other Aircraft/Hazards - Other aircraft in the area and any known hazards. (Smokejumpers, helicopters, lead planes, towers, wires, heavy smoke, thunderstorms, etc.) Block 12 (left side) Receive Request 12 (left half)