To be fair our Transport fleet with the C130J, C17]s and now the MTT is likley the best it's ever been. I have to give the JT Liberals full credit for the MTT buy (I think I just threw up a bit , writing that).
Lots of fires after school gets out in some areas as well for the same reason. Excitement and reality TV live.Don’t forget boredom.
I’m familiar with case where two guys from a remote community were bored. So they decided that each would light fires at opposite ends of the valley to see whose fire would attract the tankers first.
Just in terms of fire suppression, two problems with land-based equipment is the need to have suitable facilities at airports and the cycle time lost in transiting to and from airports and replenishing. Obviously, in an area of few lakes or oceans, it's not an issue but much of the fire-vulnerable area of Canada is fairly water-adjacent.
Some areas are excellent for cycle times and scooper lakes...Ontario, MB, SK come to mind. Parts of the Okanogan as well.
And some can use either runway or water area for reloads so advantage to the CL515. And its design makes it suitable for less than perfect surfaces. Problem is it is two to three years from delivery and the fires are burning now. The C130 and the Transals could bridge that gap
vancouver.citynews.ca
For cross comparison in Alberta..Meanwhile, in BC:
B.C. Forest Practices Board says forestry changes could reduce wildfire risk
British Columbia’s Forest Practices Board says a two-year investigation has found “outdated rules and unclear responsibility” are stopping forestry from becoming a wildfire prevention tool.
The board — an independent body that audits B.C. forest practices — says it examined forestry operations between 2019 and 2022 in areas where communities and forests meet, including the Sea to Sky, Cariboo-Chilcotin and Peace districts.
It says fire hazard assessments are a “cornerstone of wildfire risk reduction,” and while the industry assessments met 70 per cent of the requirements, fewer than one-quarter were completed on time.
The board says municipalities are excluded from the definition of legal interface, a term used for fires burning close to homes, which means logging debris can remain for up to 30 months, even in high-risk areas.
The report makes five recommendations to the province that it says would help support “faster fuel cleanup, better co-ordination and more consistent protection for people and communities throughout B.C.”
The suggestions include encouraging forest operators to actively reduce fire risk, improve co-ordination between government and industry, update legal definitions to add municipalities in the interface, modernize hazard assessment guidelines and incentivize faster logging cleanup.
B.C. Forest Practices Board says forestry changes could reduce wildfire risk
B.C.'s Forest Practices Board says an investigation has found outdated rules are stopping forestry from becoming a wildfire prevention tool.
Correct...all the amphibious units in Canada can also be reloaded at tanker bases. Depends on if you want retardant or water on the fire...cycle time...and volumes. Generally the larger ground based planes carry more water per trip so there is some bonus there (at least the Electra's do).
And according to Conair’s website, the Avro RJ85 AT has a capacity of 3000 US Gal.
conair.ca
I’m sure there are plenty of these available for conversion. Conair would do well to coax some of the prairie provinces into group buys.And according to Conair’s website, the Avro RJ85 AT has a capacity of 3000 US Gal.
Avro RJ85 AT
A400s are generally replacing C-130s not C-17s
They are out there. Both RJ85's and BA-146....same plane but different engines and both have been converted to tankers.
