Aerial suppression
The Effectiveness and Efficiency of Aerial Firefighting in Australia
DC-10 Fire Bomber in Action
DC-10 tanker not returning
The DC-10 firefighting tanker jet trialled in Victoria last fire season will not return this coming season, after a comprehensive Bushfire CRC evaluation of its performance found the aircraft unsuited to Victorian conditions.
Following the much publicised trial of the big jet during the 2009-2010 fire season, Bushfire CRC lead researcher Dr Matt Plucinski of CSIRO prepared a 94-page report on the trial for Victoria’s Department of Sustainability and Environment.
DC-10 tanker not returning
The DC-10 firefighting tanker jet trialled in Victoria last fire season will not return this coming season after a comprehensive Bushfire CRC evaluation of its performance found the aircraft unsuited to Victorian conditions.
Following the much publicised trial of the big jet during the 2009-2010 fire season, Bushfire CRC lead researcher Dr Matt Plucinski of CSIRO prepared a 94-page report on the trial for Victoria’s Department of Sustainability and Environment.
Evaluation of Aerial Suppression Techniques and Guidelines
The number of aircraft used in fighting bushfires in Australia rose from just a few in the mid-1970s to several dozen by 2010, with some, especially the large Erickson Aircrane helicopters, attracting wide public attention with nicknames such as Elvis and Elsie.
The National Aerial Firefighting Centre, funded by the federal, state and territory governments, was established in 2003 to fund a growing national fleet.
Extreme fire behaviour
This project was the first, comprehensive investigation into the life cycle of fire behaviour, from initiation, through development, to steady-state behaviour. Knowledge gained will better enable fire authorities to understand the expected behaviour of fire, and the window of time they have to successfully attack new fires before they become too big for direct attack, and require extended or indirect strategies.
Assessing Aerial Suppression Drop Effectiveness
Issue 38 - Evaluation of Air Suppression Techniques and Guidelines
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