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Civil defenseEU civil protection reform: more effective and rapid interventions
New resources and more airplanes
An upgrade of the EU’s civil defence mechanism, tested to its limits by 2017 and 2018 forest fires, storms and floods, received the support of the House on Tuesday. The aim of the new legislation, informally a... more
Civil defenseBabcock Italia participates at the world's first simulator Canadair aircraft
It will allow greater safety in firefighting operations and more effective use of airplanes
Italy the first country in the world to equip itself with a CL-415 FFS more
Civil defenseFires in Greece. Two Italian Canadair planes departed
In support of the extinguishing of the fires burning Attica
The President of the Council of Ministers, in agreement with the Department of Civil Protection and the Fire Brigade Department, has ordered the sending of two Italian Canadair CL-415 aircraft to support... more
Civil defenseFires in Sweden: two Italian Canadair Fire Brigade aircraft departed
In service already from this morning
Two Canadair CL-415 (Can 27 and Can 31) airplanes from the Department of Firefighters departed yesterday morning from Rome-Ciampino airport, to Sweden, in Stockholm to face the exceptional situation of... more
Civil defenseEU mobilises planes to fight forest fires in Italy
Brussels, Belgium - In addition, the EU's emergency Copernicus Satellite mapping system is also helping the Italian civil protection authorities
The European Commission has helped mobilise 3 aircraft (2 Canadair and a reconnaissance plane) through the EU's Civil Protection Mechanism's voluntary pool of assets, following a request for assistance... more
Civil defenseEU helps France fight forest fires
Brussels, Belgium - The EU's emergency Copernicus satellite is helping to provide damage assessment maps of the affected areas
France has activated the EU's Civil Protection Mechanism this afternoon as forest fires are ravaging southern regions of the country and Corsica. The national authorities requested a firefighting aircraft... more
Civil defenseFires ravage Usa and Canada: deployed thousands of firefighters and aircraft - VIDEO
Rome, Italy - Many people were evacuated, in some regions the state of emergency was declared
More than five-thousand firefighters in just California, airplanes and helicpoter to contain the many fires that have been ravaging already for a few days the west coast of North America. The northern... more
Civil defenseFires in Portugal (2): the Italian Canadair airplanes took off yesterday evening
Rome, Italy - The pre-activation has been immediate and they were ready to depart already in the early hours
The two Canadair CL-415 airplanes (CAN 13 and CAN 28) of the Fire Department took off yesterday evening from Rome-Ciampino to Portugal (Montereal) to support the wide firefighting activity that due to... more
Civil defensePlanes and helicopters. With Brexit hard times might lie ahead for Babcock (formerly Inaer Aviation)
Rome, Italy - New spaces might open in the future of Alitalia's employees
By spring the Italian Ministry of Interior and Civil Defence will put the the fire-fighting service by Canadair airplanes and helicopters out to tender. Until today many competitions were won by Inaer,... more
Civil defenseBAe 146 and Avro RJ airtanker aircraft play significant roles in combating 2016 wildfires in North America
London, UK - 22 aircraft in service or under conversion for this demanding role
In what turned out to be a very busy 2016 wildfire season in North America, the 14 in-service BAE Systems Regional Aircraft-built BAe 146-200s and Avro RJ-85 aircraft of Neptune Aviation and Conair/Aero-Flite... more
Civil defenseItalian Civil Defense: Canadair airplanes in Israel against fires
Rome, Italy - They took off from Lamezia Terme and Rome-Ciampino bases this morning
Considering the critical situation caused by wide fires that are interesting some Israeli areas upon request by the local Government Italy throught the Civil Defence system sent two Canadair CL-415 airplanes... more
Civil defenseCivil Defense Department: Italian Canadair aircraft in Portugal to support and fight fires
Rome, Italy - The plane moved to this Country, after to have operated in Corsica in the last days
The Italian Canadair CL-415 airplane of the Fire Brigade, activated in the context of the European project named "Better Use of Forest Fire Extinguisghing Resources by Italy" and organized by the Civil... more
Civil defenseItalian Civil Defense Department: Canadair airplane in Corsica
Rome, Italy - The request by the French Government due to a temporary stop of the aircraft
A Canadair CL-415 airplane of the Fire Brigade is in Corsica at the Ajaccio Airport from this morning, ready to intervene to support the work by the firefighting teams at ground. It has been activated... more
Civil defenseCivil Defense: Italian Canadair airplane in Cyprus for a wide fire
Rome, Italy - The aircraft can intervene on the flames starting from late afternoon, due to the numerous flight hours necessary to reach the area
A Canadair CL-415 airplane of the Firemen Brigade Department took off in the early morning from Italy, activated in the context of the European project "Better Use of Forest Fire Extinguishing-IT" to contribute... more
Civil defenseCalifornia is burning: airplanes and helicopters against the flames -VIDEO
San Francisco, USA - Decreed a state of emergency
There are a few days that California is burning down because of two huge fires for whose it was decided to declare a state of emergency. Lake County, Napa and Sonoma are on fire, in the North of the city... more
Civil defenseArgentina: aircraft and helicopters powerless against Patagonia fire
Buenos Aires, Argentina - More than 30 thousand hectares of forest went up in flames
From two weeks a huge fire is devouring the Argentine region of Patagonia: 30.000 hectares of forest burned, of which 20.000 near the town of Cholila. Because of the summer heat, the fire is affecting... more
Civil defenseCivil Defense: two Italian Canadair airplanes in Sweden for a wide fire
Rome, Italy - Numerous helicopters are operating from different days
The two Canadair airplanes of the Fire Brigade Department, sent from Italy upon request by the Swedish Government, are operating from yesterday to bring under control a wide fire that from different days... more
Civil defenseINAER: two Canadair airplanes participate at the "Prometheus 2014" exercise in Greece
Rome, Italy - The CL-415 deployed on Elefsis base from June 1 to 3
INAER, following to the activation by Civil Defence Department, partner of the European project led by the Greek Authorities (General Secretariat of Civil Protection), that predicts the participation at... more
Civil defenseFires: aircraft fight against flames in Greece
Athens, Greece - Fire has expanded due to strong winds
In these hours a huge fire is affecting the area in the north of the Greek capital Athens, with a number of aircraft deployed to provide assistance to the firefighter brigades engaged in fire fighting. The... more
Civil defenseINAER's Canadair aircraft involved in a new mission in Libya
Labraq, Libya - Second intervention after the one performed in April
INAER communicated it received on May 22, 2013, a feasibility request from the Unified Air Operational Centre (COAU) for a firefighting mission in Libya, similar to the one which was carried out in April... more
Civil defenseEC launches Emergency Centre: a better coordinated, faster and more efficient response to disasters (VIDEO)
Brussels, Belgium - ERC will be capable of dealing with up to three simultaneous emergencies in different time zones
The European Commission launched yesterday its Emergency Response Centre (ERC), which will provide a better coordinated, faster and more efficient European response to disasters in Europe and the world. "With... more
Civil defenseItalys' Canadair aircraft come back from Libya: mission ended
Labraq, Lybia - They intervened on large fires on request of the local authorities
The two Canadair CL-415 aircraft for aerial firefighting of the Italian Civil Defense authority returned to their bases in Rome-Ciampino and Lamezia Terme, after the mission which involved them in the... more
Civil defenseUK: 1.6-billion-pound contract with Bristow Helicopters for search-and-rescue services
London, United Kingdom - Ten Sikorsky S-92s and ten AgustaWestland AW-189s to be based in 10 sites
The Department for Transport (DfT) of the United Kingdom has signed a 1.6-billion-pound contract with Scotland's Bristow Helicopters Ltd to provide search and rescue helicopter services in the UK: the... more
Civil defenseFires: two aircraft of the Italian State fleet sent to Greece
Rome, Italy - Canadair airplanes and helicopters engaged yesterday in Italy on 14 fires
Two Italian Canadair airplanes yesterday were placed at the disposal of the Hellenic Authority to help the fire-fighting activity interesting the Attica area, South of Athens, following the urgent request... more
Civil defenseItalian Civil protection: awarded the contract to manage Canadair aircraft fleet
Rome, Italy - Procedures are being formalised
The procedures for the award of service operations and logistics of the 19 Department of Civil Protection (Italian DPC) Canadair planes that make part of the fire fighting fleet (AIB) of the State have... more
Civil defenseFire-fighting: the base of the city of La Grande closed for renovation
La Grande, USA - After the Summer season
The Oregon regional forest corps said that the base of the city of La Grande will halt air tanker operations beginning from 24 September to 1 June 2012, following the decision to perform maintenance work... more
Civil defenseNASA satellite re-entry (3): Italian Civil Defense update of 03:00 pm
Rome, Italy - The next at 05:30 pm
"During the last update of the Operative Committee the Technical and Scientific Committee did not report news different from 12:30. The probability that one or more fragments of the satellite could fall... more
Civil defenseNASA satellite re-entry (2): Italian Civil Defense still monitoring its evolution. News from the operative Committee (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - 12:30 am update; the next at 03:00 pm
"News from the operative Committee. The important news that emerged during the last update of the operative Committee, based on information and assessments provided by the scientific technical Committee... more
Civil defenseItalian Civil Defense Department on NASA's satellite return: National ENAV issues NoTam even though there are no restrictions on traffic by airplane
Rome, Italy - First update this morning at 9:30; next one shortly
"The technical and scientific committee, established by the operating committee, according to today's last update, September 23, confirm the scenario presented yesterday at 8:30pm. The probability that... more
Civil defenseNASA satellite re-entry (4): update of Civil Defence (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The Committee confirmed the scenario previously proposed
"The Scientific Technical Committee, established under the operative committee, confirmed in 03:30 pm updating the scenario envisaged in the above situation. Currently remain unchanged indications... more