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Really? The fire is over 1000 square km, and there's only like 30 aircraft, right? Plus SA isn't contributing aircraft, only people that have gone through a 10-
by MichaelGG 10y ago
Really? The fire is over 1000 square km, and there's only like 30 aircraft, right? Plus SA isn't contributing aircraft, only people that have gone through a 10-day "boot camp".
It seems very weird that Russia and the US have nothing to contribute, but inexperienced folks from SA do.
- giarc 10y agoBy the time Russia came along, much of the populated area's were out of harms way. Adding more aircraft that are all using 1 or 2 airports is just more congestion.
- rangibaby 10y agoAn advantage of all Soviet-era planes is they can use any crappy airfield without breaking a sweat.
- dogma1138 10y agoRussian firefighting aircraft are sea planes they are designed to land in a lake or in littoral waters to take on water they've been very successful at fighting fires in Greece and Israel with using the med as their water supply.
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- patmcc 10y agoWith a wildfire there's no point in fighting 99% of it - you fight the edges that are near people/property, try to contain it, and wait for rain and for it to run out of fuel. So of a 1000 sq km fire it may only be a few dozen linear kilometers that are being actively fought.
- MAGZine 10y agoThis is the correct answer. From a forestry management perspective, you don't want the forest to live forever, and trying to prevent old, dead trees from burning is a nightmare. Let the fire burn, protect the property, and the forest will reseed itself during the fire.
- astrodust 10y agoThey don't land just anywhere, plus you need a tower to coordinate them, and Ft. Mac is hardly a bustling metropolis.