Position paper on fire bombing in Australia.

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: [Mt Waverley, Vic] : The Council, 1994Description: 6 pDDC classification:

628.92590994 21

Subject: Collates the experience of Australian fire managers regarding the employment and effectiveness of firebombing in this country. Notes that ground based suppression is the most cost-effective means where access is good. Agricultural aircraft, and light to medium sized helicopters can provide cost-effective suppression for fires in remote country. Fire bombing usually does not extinguish fires in eucalypt forests, and must be followed up by ground attack. Flexibility in commitment to aircraft is essential to achieving overall cost effectiveness. Air assets must be integrated with total fire management. The investment required for the operation of large air tankers or water-scoopers is not justified

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	F628.92590994 POS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900044695

Includes correspondence between the CEO of the Council and the Prime Minister.

Collates the experience of Australian fire managers regarding the employment and effectiveness of firebombing in this country. Notes that ground based suppression is the most cost-effective means where access is good. Agricultural aircraft, and light to medium sized helicopters can provide cost-effective suppression for fires in remote country. Fire bombing usually does not extinguish fires in eucalypt forests, and must be followed up by ground attack. Flexibility in commitment to aircraft is essential to achieving overall cost effectiveness. Air assets must be integrated with total fire management. The investment required for the operation of large air tankers or water-scoopers is not justified

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