Fire suppressants have been around since the first time that water was used to put out a campfire. Water remains the most available, cheapest, and highly effective direct attack suppressant available to the wildland fire community, but as we all…
Night fire suppression operations trial – Emergency Management Victoria
Night firebombing has the potential to significantly improve Australia’s aerial firefighting capability in support of hard working ground crews, to better protect life, property and critical infrastructure during major bushfires and emergencies and to extend the daytime aerial operations into…
Dauntless Air Expands Fire Boss Fleet
Aerial firefighting leader grows as demand increases for modernized wildfire approach Dauntless Air, an aerial firefighting company deeply dedicated to protecting people, land and property from the devastation of wildfires, today announced it has added two AT-802F Fire Boss aircraft…
Australian Eyes in the Sky
Air Affairs Australia has been providing Airborne Bushfire Reconnaissance services in Australia since 1994 and Chris Sievers, Managing Director, and his team have not stopped developing new firefighting technologies since then. Starting out with a hired Learjet 35A aircraft configured…
Collaboratively managing our aerial firefighting resources
The reality of firefighting is that it is a complex science. Now more than ever aerial operations are needed to assist resources on the ground. The National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC) supports aerial firefighting capabilities through its collaborative approach to…
