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Monday, March 30, 2020

It’s time to finally get serious about how to best utilize our aerial fire fighting fleet…


Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bill Derr, former Special Agent in Charge U. S. Forest Service, California Region for 18 years with 20 previous years in fire management, sent along his thoughts on how to better utilize the aerial firefighting fleet with the following intro: "This paper represents the collective views of knowledgeable people in the wildland fire suppression community. The use of wheeled SEAT’s, Fire Bosses and Type 3 helos on initial attack enhances early containment, which is significant now due to the impacts of COVID-19 on fire suppression ground forces. Improved prevention & detection complement this effort."

It’s time to finally get serious about how to best utilize our aerial fire fighting fleet…

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