Firefighting aircraft based in Australia are now becoming a world resource, following a wild northern hemisphere summer of bushfires in Canada, the USA and Greece.
Despite the tragic death of two pilots in a firefighting crash in Greece last week, Australian fire authorities say aerial firefighting remains the most effective protection method during bushfires.
“There is a huge reliance, not just here in Australia, but across the world now, on aerial firefighting and how it actually can assist those firefighters on the ground,” said NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Inspector Ben Shepherd.
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