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Quick Launch
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Welcome to the National Aerial Firefighting Centre
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The National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC) was formed by the Australian States and Territories in July 2003 to provide a cooperative national arrangement for combating bushfires. It achieves this by facilitating the coordination and procurement of a fleet of highly specialised firefighting aircraft that are readily available for use by State and Territory emergency agencies across Australia.
This national aircraft fleet complements aerial firefighting resources that are arranged directly by the States and Territories. The national fleet receives funding support from the Australian Government as well as State and Territory Governments.
NAFC also plays a key role in ensuring the sharing of aerial firefighting resources between fire agencies throughout Australia, and in the development of national protocols and systems for aerial firefighting.
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AUSTRALIA’S FIRST VERY LARGE AIRTANKER ARRIVES AT AVALON AIRPORT
15 December 2009 The first very large airtanker to be based in Australia over a bushfire season arrived at Avalon airport yesterday.
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TASMANIA WELCOMES AN ADDITIONAL HELICOPTER TO FLEET
13 January 2010 Tasmania welcomes an additional helicopter to its fleet for the bushfire season.
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NAFC ANNUAL REPORT 2009
The 6th Annual Report for the National Aerial Firefighting Centre is now available online.
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SECOND TYPE ONE HELICOPTER ARRIVES FOR THE WA BUSHFIRE SEASON
23rd December 2009 Last week, the Type 1 based in Perth dropped more than 21,000 litres of water on a fire in dense bushland near Armadale
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