The system is set up at the Missoula airport
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Royal Australian Air Force hauls retardant to Western Australia. RAAF photo.In recent weeks the Royal Australian Air Force has made multiple trips transporting firefighters and retardant mix from the eastern part of the country to Western Australia where most of the bushfire activity has been occurring. These photos are courtesy of the Australian Department of Defense.
Royal Australian Air Force hauls retardant to Western Australia. RAAF photo.
Royal Australian Air Force hauls retardant to Western Australia. RAAF photo.
Royal Australian Air Force hauls retardant to Western Australia. RAAF photo.Perimeter Solutions introduces a new generation of fire retardant
It will be phased in during the 2021 fire season as stocks of existing retardant are used
Continue readingNew generation of fire retardant introduced
PHOS-CHEK LCE20-Fx will be phased in during the 2021 fire season as stocks of existing retardant are used
Continue readingPandemic makes it difficult to obtain raw materials to produce fire retardant
In an unusual move, Forest Service purchases 3.8 million gallons before the busy part of the wildfire season
Continue readingResults released for study of water enhancers used by firefighting aircraft
Five products were evaluated during a three-year period
Continue readingOntario Air Tanker Base was closed after a jettisoned load of retardant landed on homes and children
Air tanker history from 1977
Continue readingThe cost per gallon of dropping retardant
We calculated the cost per gallon of delivering retardant on a wildfire for several different models of air tankers
Continue readingWhy 2,500 liters of retardant was dropped in Australia’s capital city
It happened near the National Emergency Services Memorial
Continue readingAir tanker drops retardant in downtown Canberra, Australia
About a mile from Parliament House at the capital
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