Call for Aircraft ‘Swarm’ to Fight Fires

Call for Aircraft ‘Swarm’ to Fight Fires
A helicopter is seen during a bushfire near Bilpin, 90 km north west of Sydney, Australia, Dec. 19, 2019. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas/via Reuters
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Australia needs to send “swarms” of aircraft to aggressively attack bushfires early, the aerial firefighting industry says.

Aircraft are consistently sent to fires too late and miss the opportunity for a hard initial attack, Australia’s largest privately-owned helicopter operator says.