The Why Fly? Assessing the effectiveness of aerial firefighting research project will apply a statistical and geospatial analysis over the data contained within the Arena database, which houses nearly 10 years of data.
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The National Aerial Firefighting Fleet comprises approximately 150 contracted aircraft ranging from Large Air Tankers to helicopters and light fixed-wing aircraft.
The National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC) provides a cooperative national arrangement for the provision of aerial firefighting resources for combating bushfires. NAFC coordinates the procurement of a fleet of highly specialised firefighting aircraft that are readily available for use by State and Territory emergency service and land management 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 State and Territory Governments and Australian Government. The collaborative arrangements for the national aerial firefighting fleet have been instrumental in protecting communities and saving lives and property over past bushfire seasons.
NAFC also plays a key role in ensuring the sharing of aerial firefighting resources between emergency service and land management agencies throughout Australia, and in the development of national protocols and systems for aerial firefighting, including ARENA.
NAFC is a business unit of AFAC – the Australian and New Zealand National Council for fire and emergency services.
