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Non-native speaker here. Is there even something called that? (Yes I know it is a quote)
by mongol 8y ago
Non-native speaker here. Is there even something called that? (Yes I know it is a quote)
- cgh 8y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadair_CL-415 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadair_CL-415 Widely used in Canadian firefighting, mainly forest fires. These fires are huge, covering 1,351,314 hectares in BC alone in 2018[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_British_Columbia_wildfires https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_British_Columbia_wildfire...
- ceejayoz 8y agoIf you want to go really big, here's a 747 one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/747_Supertanker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/747_Supertanker
- itronitron 8y agoThey are generally called air tankers and are typically used on forest fires and brush fires. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_firefighting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_firefighting
- cptskippy 8y agoAirtankers, waterbombers, and air attack are all common terms used to refer to aerial firefighting. I can't imagine this is something unique to North America but both the United States and Canada employ planes and helicopters to drop water and fire retardants on forest fires in remote areas where conventional firefighting equipment cannot reach. We also have a form of firefighter called a Smoke Jumper that's the equivalent of a Paratrooper for fighting fires. They're deployed in these remote areas to clear out areas ahead of fires to constrict or redirect fires.