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News archive for Airtanker: a fixed-wing aircraft fitted with tanks andequipment for dropping suppressants or retardants.

[Ministry of Forests -- Government of British Columbia]

Airtanker

Main Missoula airport runway closing; Kalispell to help out ...  -  28 Aug 2007
KPAX-TV,...officials and US Forest Service say they are preparing for the three-week closure of Missoula's primary runway by operating at other airtanker bases.

Fresh blow to AirTanker over £13bn contract  -  Aug 22, 2007
The Business Magazine,Shareholders in AirTanker, the consortium selected to run the Royal Air Force’s £13bn ($25.8bn, E19.1bn) in-flight refuelling programme, are losing millions

Critical turn in the Zaca Fire: DC-10 Airtanker flies over and ...  -  Aug 13, 2007
KSBY,A DC-10 Airtanker, contracted to the state through Cal Fire, is the latest weapon being used to help put out the fire. It has now burned almost 86000 acres

Wildfire in Santa Barbara County heading toward wilderness  -  Jul 30, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,Twenty water-dropping helicopters and an airtanker were assisting in the blaze, which had cost at least $37 million. Meanwhile, a 200-acre brush fire in the

Black Cat Fire Near Missoula Now 600 Acres  -  Aug 15, 2007
New West,About 50 personnel are working the fire this morning, aided by two helicopters—including a National Guard Black Hawk—and a heavy airtanker for fire

CalFire eyes WWII-era seaplane for standby use  -  Aug 26, 2007
Press-Enterprise (subscription),And they were on steep ground," said Leigh Barratt, senior air-attack officer for the Provincial Airtanker Center in Kamloops, BC "If you've got a (suitably

Fire battled near Colo. National Monument  -  Aug 1, 2007
Denver Post,An airtanker arrived on the scene around 2:45, followed by crews that hiked into the area nearly an hour later. Nearby trails were swept for hikers,

New blaze flares up as Tester tours fire site  -  Aug 25, 2007
Helena Independent Record,There were also three helicopters, a single-engine and a heavy airtanker. Some people might think that many resources is over-kill, Rash said, but the quick

US wildfire managers ask Canada for help  -  Aug 17, 2007
Twin Falls Times-News,He said firefighters with the US Bureau of Land Management, backed by airtanker drops, were fighting the 3-square-mile fire that was burning in grass and

Monroe blaze out after consuming 3400+ acres  -  Aug 17, 2007
Weiser Signal American,...resources committed to the fight included three bulldozers, two medium helicopters, 11 engines, two hand crews, one Hotshot crew, one heavy airtanker,

Airport improvements continuing  -  Aug 9, 2007
Whitehorse Star (subscription),The new water and sewer services will help airtanker fire bombers that are stationed in the southwest area of the airport. Finally, more space for ground

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