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Firefighting in Sweden.

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Firefighting with aircraft and helicopters.
Near 100 large forest fires in Sweden. Several of them out of control.
The most important firefighters is aircraft and helicopters.
Yesterday flew the two Italian firefighting aircraft 100 missions each with over 6000 liter water.

Today is at least 4 aircraft and over 20 helicopters in use.
Several more are on way.
Aircraft is Italian and French.
Helicopters comes from Sweden, Norway, Germany and Baltic.

Information about used equipment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do7hp8553Bw
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Re: Firefighting in Sweden.

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Bombardier 415 Superscooper picking up water from lake Snylten, Västmanland 2014.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do7hp8553Bw

Pictures from Canada with water drop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHuoXD_VmBs
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Re: Firefighting in Sweden.

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Bombardier 415 Superscooper picking up water from lake Snylten, Västmanland 2014.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNmenvJ_FKM
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Bombardier 415 loading water 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0eiZWLKHWM
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Re: Firefighting in Sweden.

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From Västmanland 2014.
Soil preparation and water bombing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNRVzfu6Ut0
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Re: Firefighting in Sweden.

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Älvdalen today thursday.
Soil preparations and helicopter spraying.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OyZfk52TsY
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Re: Firefighting in Sweden.

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The aircraft who makes difference
Bombardier 415 used in Sweden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCL0_TTsHzo
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Waterbombing in Stockholm by Bombardier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DuH4Z1fvJE
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Re: Firefighting in Sweden.

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Small helicopters firefighting 2011 of woods chips fire at factory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFqTi0_ajCM
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Re: Firefighting in Sweden.

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Large EU support for firefighting.

Copernicus satellite support.

Austria consider support.

Denmark have 12 firefighting vehicles and 55 firefighters in Sweden.
Denmark consider more support.

France have 2 firefighting aircraft and a reconnaissance plane in Sweden. Operating base Örebro.
France send 60 firefighters with special education for rough terrain.

Germany have send 5 special firefighting helicopters. They operate from Sundsvall.
Germany send 46 firefighters with equipment.
Germany consider more support.

Italy have 2 firefighting aircraft. Operating base Örebro.

Lithuania have 1 helicopter in Sweden for firefighting.
Lithuania consider more support.

Norway have around 10 helicopters and firefighters in Sweden.

Poland have 44 firefighting vehicles and 139 firefighters in Sweden.
Poland consider more support.

Portugal consider support.
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Re: Firefighting in Sweden.

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work after helicopter and aircraft spraying.
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Re: Firefighting in Sweden.

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One Air Tractor AT-802 firefighter from Portugal to Sweden.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhF5_suNXv8

It takes around 3000 liter of water.

The 2 French and 2 Italian firefighters are still in Sweden. They are very important for the firefighting.
The only who can be used in heavy fire together with the helicopters.
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Re: Firefighting in Sweden.

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Firefighter filling water in Särna
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/dalar ... en-i-sarna

German firefighters arriving.
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/dalar ... randmannen

Overflight with helicopter over one of the fire areas. Firefighting with small helicopter.
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/dalar ... p-i-luften

Helicopter base at Sundsvall-Midlanda for 5 German helicopters and a Lituanian Mi-8.

Most interior helicopters from Sweden used in firefighting issues.

Norway have at least 10 helicopters used for fire fighting in Sweden.
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