The Special Unit of Forestry Operations attempted on Sunday the large fire that broke out in Portes and spread to Ilia
Impressive are the images from the arrival of the airborne Special Unit of Forestry Operations based in Araxos.
The “Forest Commander” of EMODEattempted on Sunday the big fire that broke out in Portes and spread to Ilia.
The Agusta Bell helicopter that carried them landed in a clear area in the middle of a burning area and disembarked the group of nine “forest commandos”, who then moved to places where there was a problem of access to deal with the flames. And this capability is operationally important for extinguishing a fire.
The distinctive yellow Agusta Bell with blue stripes in addition to transporting personnel, can be equipped with 2700 liters of water and make throws with great flexibility.
Something that was also seen in the Valmi fire.
They did very fast refueling in Lake Pinios and they were immediately arriving for throws.
A feature of these helicopters is that they also have a siren, so someone can be surprised if they hear something flying in front of the fire and sounding like a fire engine.
From what we have seen, the Fire Brigade and Civil Protection in Greece have acquired a highly flexible means that can transport a sufficient amount of water (three tons are carried by the Air Tractor aircraft) and contribute operationally to the work of extinguishing from the air effectively.
The advantage of carrying personnel is significant and thus turns them into multi-tools.
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