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The Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting (CoE) was created in Senate Bill 14-164. During the legislative session, proponents of the CoE explained that there was currently no mechanism for determining the efficacy of aerial firefighting and the need existed for an innovative, science- and data-focused research entity. For this reason, the CoE was held up as an integral part of ensuring the successful implementation of Colorado's own aerial firefighting fleet. In the years since its inception, the CoE has become the go-to research and development team for projects across the public safety service spectrum.
This course is based on NFPA 1002: Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications. This course is designed to provide the structural fire fighter with the needed knowledge and skills to successfully operate an aerial apparatus. A must for departments using aerial apparatus, this course covers such topics as types and construction of aerial apparatus, positioning aerial apparatus, stabilizing systems, and maintenance and testing
A 302nd Airlift Wing aerial firefighting C-130 Hercules takes off Aug. 24, 2021, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., to support firefighting and suppression efforts in the western U.S. The mission, which is unique to the Air Force Reserve, supports efforts made by civilian aircraft as well as Air National Guard units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)
Tech. Sgt. Joseph Follen, 302nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance technician, and Master Sgt. Joseph Jennings, 302nd MXS aircraft structural maintenance section chief, apply a large decal to the tail of a 302nd Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules, Aug. 22, 2021, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. The number is applied to several areas of an aircraft to signify its aerial firefighting mission capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)
Airmen from the 302nd Airlift Wing load a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Firefighting System unit into the cargo bay of a C-130 Hercules, May 6, 2021, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The unit enables aircrew aboard the C-130 to drop fire retardant that slows the spread of wildfires, reinforcing efforts by firefighters on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)
A 302nd Airlift Wing aerial firefighting C-130 Hercules flies over the Dixie fire in California, Sept. 10, 2021, in preparation for a fire retardant drop. The sortie was part of a larger combined fire suppression effort from military and civilian aircraft to contain various fires in the western U.S over several months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Thomas Freeman)
The dispute comes as wildfires across North America have grown bigger and more destructive over the past two decades because climate change, people moving into fire-prone areas, and overgrown forests are creating more catastrophic megafires that are harder to fight.
Forest Service officials acknowledged in court filings that retardant has been dropped into waterways more then 200 times over the past decade. They said it happens usually by mistake and in less than 1% of the thousands of drops annually, and that environmental damage from fires can exceed the pollution from retardant.
The new editions of these bestselling IFSTA fire apparatus driver/operator training materials mark a new approach to training driver/operators. Previously, IFSTA published two separate manuals with student and instructor support materials: Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook and Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook. Fire departments with both types of apparatus needed two manuals, two curriculum and driver/operator trainees needed two exam preps to study for tests.
The release of the 3rd edition of these manuals streamlines the IFSTA training resources. The Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook, 3rd Edition covers pumping apparatus only, the second book in the pair, Pumping and Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook, 3rd Edition contains the same 15 chapters as the pumping apparatus textbook, plus an additional 5 chapters relevant to aerial apparatus. Personnel on departments that operate both types of apparatus now only need one manual and one curriculum for training. Students only need one exam prep to prepare for testing. If a fire department does not use aerial apparatus, they use the Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook, 3rd Edition and omit the aerial sections of the curriculum and exam prep which include all 20 chapters.
But as the use of aerially delivered retardant has soared in recent years, some forest advocates say the substance does more harm than good. They claim wildfire retardant drops are expensive, ineffective and a growing source of pollution for rivers and streams.
The Forest Service primarily uses ammonium phosphate-based retardant, which is intended to coat vegetation and other fuels around the edges of a fire to deprive advancing flames of oxygen. The goal is to slow fire spread and lessen its intensity so crews on the ground get a chance to directly attack it.
But the chemical, which is also used as fertilizer, can kill aquatic life. For example, in Santa Barbara County, dozens of endangered steelhead trout were killed in Maria Ygnacio Creek during the 2009 Jesusita fire. UC Santa Barbara scientists documented elevated ammonia levels in the water and concluded the fish kill was likely due to retardant drops.
Facing the potential prospect of the Forest Service not being able to apply retardant from the air for more than two years, more than a dozen communities and interest groups have petitioned to intervene in the case. They include Paradise, Butte and Plumas counties in California and trade organizations representing private firefighting companies, the timber industry and agriculture.
Members of the trade group, which represents lumber mills, veneer plants and biomass facilities in the state, have lost hundreds of thousands of acres to wildfire over the past several years, he said. The effects extend beyond the forest products industry to include the loss of hundreds of lives, the depletion of carbon stocks and recreational opportunities, the degradation of air quality and the economic devastation of rural communities, he added.
The Camp fire was the deadliest wildfire in California history, killing 84 people. Although retardant was unable to be used to save Paradise because the blaze moved too quickly, generating 100-mph winds and thick clouds of black smoke that grounded air tankers, retardant did stop the flames from spreading to nearby Chico and Durham, Bolin said.
The legal wrangling prompted U.S. Reps. Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel) to on March 14 introduce a bill that would explicitly exempt firefighting agencies from having to obtain a permit for retardant use.
The Forest Service has argued that a prohibition on discharges of retardant into water would impair its firefighting capabilities and jeopardize safety, doing a disservice to the public interest. The FSEE has argued however that the agency lacks evidence that aerial retardant actually accomplishes those goals.
Studies performed by Forest Service scientists have concluded that aerial retardant slows fire spread in laboratory-based and experimental fires, but that its effectiveness in the field is dependent on environmental conditions like slope, fuel type, terrain and weather.
Retardant is most effective when used in the cool of the morning on relatively level terrain with sparse vegetation during the initial attack of small fires burning near communities, he said. Ground crews must be nearby to take advantage of the reduced rate of spread by cutting containment lines; otherwise, the fire may slow only temporarily and then keep spreading, he said.
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