The province has a fleet 12 of airtankers and the Martin Mars, which is a water bomber. Water bombers drop water on wildfires; airtankers use retardant, which is highly effective in altering the burning process of forest fuels. It is important to note that NO single aircraft can put out a fire -- their role is to simply limit the spread of the fire so ground crews can work safely to extinguish it. | BC Wildfire Service
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Attacking wildfires from the air in B.C. is a team effort. The largest airtanker in our fleet, the Avro RJ85, carries around 71 bathtub loads of retardant to douse wildfires with. Airtankers work with the smaller Birddog aircraft, whose crew plans ahead and leads in airtankers to ensure precise and successful retardant drop operations. A $16-million investment will be used to upgrade our aviation fleet with a focus on a diverse and modern set of aircraft suited for B.C.’s vast and challenging te
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Airtankers worked last night to slow the spread of a wildfire about 6 kilometres north of Princeton. Aircraft cannot put out fires, only crews on the ground can do that, but airtankers support crews by dropping lines of retardant to slow fire growth and enable firefighters to establish containment lines. | BC Wildfire Service
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