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Civil defenseEuropean Parliament. Question on Fire service detachment on the island of Ustica
By Giuseppe Milazzo (Ppe)
"Parliamentary questions24 February 2021Question for written answer E-001101/2021/rev.1 to the Commission Rule 138Giuseppe Milazzo (PPE) Subject: Fire service detachment on the island of UsticaUstica... more
Civil defense"European Rotors": firefighting is one of the show's main topics
Dedicated discussions and trainings to be offered from industry experts
Forest fires are no longer privative issue of southern Europe. Climate change and the increasing awareness of the general public about the economic and social value of nature have brought forest fires... more
Civil aviationCanada could still use old rescue planes
Coronavirus slowed down production and delivery of new models
Long tentacles of Covid-19 manage to wrap and crush all industrial sectors. Royal Canadian Air Force is forced to employ its old rescue aircraft because of the pandemic. The health crisis, in fact, delayed... more
Civil defenseLongview’s production CL-415EAF amphibious aircraft takes inaugural flight
It is the first of six aerial firefighters ordered by a launch customer
Longview Aviation Services (LAS) of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in cooperation with Viking Air Limited of Victoria, British Columbia, announced the first Viking CL-415EAF “Enhanced Aerial Firefighter” has... more
Civil defensePlanes and helicopters. "AFF North America 2020" prepares for the opening
The event will take place on March 4 and 5 in Sacramento
Tangent Link’s "Aerial Firefighting North America 2020" ("AFF North America 2020") Conference and Exhibition is the must-attend event for anyone involved in the aerial/helicopter firefighting domain, h... more
Civil defenseThe fires in Australia seen from the aircraft cockpit
Flames and smoke prevent landings - VIDEO
Royal Australian Air Force has released a video showing the difficult conditions of pilots engaged in rescue operations in areas devastated by fires. They write on "Youtube": "Even if our crews are highly... more
Civil defenseAustralia: planes and helicopters to extinguish the flames
More than 70 active fires, 3 deaths and 150 homes destroyed - VIDEO
Today more than 70 fires are igniting the east coast of Australia. Several helicopters and airplanes are involved in the extinguishing activity and while the flames are destroying several houses and Sydney... more
Civil defenseFires: two Canadair CL-415 aircraft returned from Lebanon
They had left yesterday afternoon from Rome-Ciampino
The two Canadair CL-415 planes took off yesterday from Rome-Ciampino to Lebanon, where extensive fires are affecting the country, were forced to return to Italy due to adverse weather conditions encountered... more
Civil defenseFires in Israel: two Italian Canadair aircraft take off
Critical situation monitored by Italy. Conte decides intervention
The Italian President of the Council of Ministers, Giuseppe Conte, in agreement with the Department of Civil Defence and the Department of Fire Brigades, ordered the sending of two Canadair CL-415 aircraft,... more
Civil defenseAircraft-helicopters. RescEU: EU establishes initial fireghting fleet
For the next season of forest fires
To prepare for the risk of forest fires during the upcoming Summer, the Commission is launching today the first fleet of firefighting aircraft under the new rescEU system to tackle natural disasters. So... more
Civil defense"Aerial Firefighting Europe Conference and Exhibition" opened in France
A two day event (March 19-20) in Nimes
"Aerial Firefighting Europe 2019" is the latest event in the expanding conference and exhibition portfolio run by Tangent Link. It follows the recent highly successful SAR conference in Australia and takes... more
Civil defenseC-27J aircraft in the new firefighting configuration
For humanitarian assistance and support in the event of natural disasters
The 16th "Aerial Firefighting Europe" event returns to Nimes, France,19th and 20th March with a new entry, the C-27J in configuration. The C-27J firefighter with roll-on/roll-off Fire Attack System (FAS)... more
Civil defenseEU civil protection reform: more effective and rapid interventions
New resources and more airplanes
An upgrade of the EU’s civil defence mechanism, tested to its limits by 2017 and 2018 forest fires, storms and floods, received the support of the House on Tuesday. The aim of the new legislation, informally a... more
Civil defenseBabcock Italia participates at the world's first simulator Canadair aircraft
It will allow greater safety in firefighting operations and more effective use of airplanes
Italy the first country in the world to equip itself with a CL-415 FFS more
Civil defenseFires in Greece. Two Italian Canadair planes departed
In support of the extinguishing of the fires burning Attica
The President of the Council of Ministers, in agreement with the Department of Civil Protection and the Fire Brigade Department, has ordered the sending of two Italian Canadair CL-415 aircraft to support... more
Civil defenseFires in Sweden: two Italian Canadair Fire Brigade aircraft departed
In service already from this morning
Two Canadair CL-415 (Can 27 and Can 31) airplanes from the Department of Firefighters departed yesterday morning from Rome-Ciampino airport, to Sweden, in Stockholm to face the exceptional situation of... more
Civil defenseEU mobilises planes to fight forest fires in Italy
Brussels, Belgium - In addition, the EU's emergency Copernicus Satellite mapping system is also helping the Italian civil protection authorities
The European Commission has helped mobilise 3 aircraft (2 Canadair and a reconnaissance plane) through the EU's Civil Protection Mechanism's voluntary pool of assets, following a request for assistance... more
Civil defenseEU helps France fight forest fires
Brussels, Belgium - The EU's emergency Copernicus satellite is helping to provide damage assessment maps of the affected areas
France has activated the EU's Civil Protection Mechanism this afternoon as forest fires are ravaging southern regions of the country and Corsica. The national authorities requested a firefighting aircraft... more
Civil defenseFires ravage Usa and Canada: deployed thousands of firefighters and aircraft - VIDEO
Rome, Italy - Many people were evacuated, in some regions the state of emergency was declared
More than five-thousand firefighters in just California, airplanes and helicpoter to contain the many fires that have been ravaging already for a few days the west coast of North America. The northern... more
Civil defenseFires in Portugal (2): the Italian Canadair airplanes took off yesterday evening
Rome, Italy - The pre-activation has been immediate and they were ready to depart already in the early hours
The two Canadair CL-415 airplanes (CAN 13 and CAN 28) of the Fire Department took off yesterday evening from Rome-Ciampino to Portugal (Montereal) to support the wide firefighting activity that due to... more
Civil defensePlanes and helicopters. With Brexit hard times might lie ahead for Babcock (formerly Inaer Aviation)
Rome, Italy - New spaces might open in the future of Alitalia's employees
By spring the Italian Ministry of Interior and Civil Defence will put the the fire-fighting service by Canadair airplanes and helicopters out to tender. Until today many competitions were won by Inaer,... more
Civil defenseBAe 146 and Avro RJ airtanker aircraft play significant roles in combating 2016 wildfires in North America
London, UK - 22 aircraft in service or under conversion for this demanding role
In what turned out to be a very busy 2016 wildfire season in North America, the 14 in-service BAE Systems Regional Aircraft-built BAe 146-200s and Avro RJ-85 aircraft of Neptune Aviation and Conair/Aero-Flite... more
Civil defenseItalian Civil Defense: Canadair airplanes in Israel against fires
Rome, Italy - They took off from Lamezia Terme and Rome-Ciampino bases this morning
Considering the critical situation caused by wide fires that are interesting some Israeli areas upon request by the local Government Italy throught the Civil Defence system sent two Canadair CL-415 airplanes... more
Civil defenseCivil Defense Department: Italian Canadair aircraft in Portugal to support and fight fires
Rome, Italy - The plane moved to this Country, after to have operated in Corsica in the last days
The Italian Canadair CL-415 airplane of the Fire Brigade, activated in the context of the European project named "Better Use of Forest Fire Extinguisghing Resources by Italy" and organized by the Civil... more
Civil defenseItalian Civil Defense Department: Canadair airplane in Corsica
Rome, Italy - The request by the French Government due to a temporary stop of the aircraft
A Canadair CL-415 airplane of the Fire Brigade is in Corsica at the Ajaccio Airport from this morning, ready to intervene to support the work by the firefighting teams at ground. It has been activated... more
Civil defenseCivil Defense: Italian Canadair airplane in Cyprus for a wide fire
Rome, Italy - The aircraft can intervene on the flames starting from late afternoon, due to the numerous flight hours necessary to reach the area
A Canadair CL-415 airplane of the Firemen Brigade Department took off in the early morning from Italy, activated in the context of the European project "Better Use of Forest Fire Extinguishing-IT" to contribute... more
Civil defenseCalifornia is burning: airplanes and helicopters against the flames -VIDEO
San Francisco, USA - Decreed a state of emergency
There are a few days that California is burning down because of two huge fires for whose it was decided to declare a state of emergency. Lake County, Napa and Sonoma are on fire, in the North of the city... more
Civil defenseArgentina: aircraft and helicopters powerless against Patagonia fire
Buenos Aires, Argentina - More than 30 thousand hectares of forest went up in flames
From two weeks a huge fire is devouring the Argentine region of Patagonia: 30.000 hectares of forest burned, of which 20.000 near the town of Cholila. Because of the summer heat, the fire is affecting... more
Civil defenseCivil Defense: two Italian Canadair airplanes in Sweden for a wide fire
Rome, Italy - Numerous helicopters are operating from different days
The two Canadair airplanes of the Fire Brigade Department, sent from Italy upon request by the Swedish Government, are operating from yesterday to bring under control a wide fire that from different days... more
Civil defenseINAER: two Canadair airplanes participate at the "Prometheus 2014" exercise in Greece
Rome, Italy - The CL-415 deployed on Elefsis base from June 1 to 3
INAER, following to the activation by Civil Defence Department, partner of the European project led by the Greek Authorities (General Secretariat of Civil Protection), that predicts the participation at... more