Aircraft boost firefighting power in Tasmania this summer 🔥 Fifteen additional planes and helicopters are now ready to help fight bushfires across Tasmania. Each summer, the National Aerial Firefighting Centre makes sure all states have the aircraft they need. This fleet includes: ✈️ Firebombing planes 👀 Aerial supervision and intelligence aircraft 🚁 A helicopter that can winch firefighters into hard-to-reach areas Tasmania’s forests and mountains often make landing impossible. Winching crews

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Tasmania’s aerial firefighting fleet is ready to fight fire from the skies this bushfire season, with 9 specialised aircraft already in place in the south and 6 more arriving before Christmas. Through the National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC), Tasmania has access to 15 aircraft which will be used by TFS, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service and Sustainable Timber Tasmania. The fleet includes: 🚁 8 helicopters ✈️ 7 fixed-wing planes, including some with amphibious floats to land on water. Aer