As TRT Haber reported, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vahit Kirişci; Muğla stated that the forest fire in the Datça district of Muğla has been brought under control, and that cooling efforts continue. In the forest fire in Datça, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) supported the control of the fire with its military personnel and vehicles.
Minister Kirisci; He stated that 48 aircraft were actively used in the forest fire.
“In this study, there are 1 UAV, 12 airplanes, 29 helicopters, 4 water tanker helicopters, 4 helicopters that we use for administrative purposes, and I will express them. Among these 29 helicopters, 23 of them belong to our General Directorate of Forestry, the remaining part belongs to our gendarmerie, our police, and our Ministry of National Defense. In total, 48 aircraft were actively used. 194 vehicles, 16 of which are sprinklers and 576 of which are TOMA, actively participated in these works. Among these, many vehicles that we can categorize as first response vehicles and other construction equipment, apart from water pumps and TOMAs, have also been used in this sense.” made statements.
1⃣ In the works to extinguish the fire that was taken under control in Datça,
belonging to our Land Forces;
▪️ 4 AS-532 Cougar type helicopters,
▪️ 2 CH-47 Chinook type helicopters responded to the fire from the air. pic.twitter.com/rawjUhZSeL- Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defense July 14, 2022
In the statement made by the Ministry of National Defense on Twitter, 4 AS-532 Cougar type helicopters and 2 CH-47 Chinook type helicopters belonging to the Land Forces Command intervened in the fire from the air in order to control the Datça side. From the first moments of the fire, the fire was fought with fire extinguishing vehicles such as 2 S-70 Sikorsky type helicopters, 1 UAV and 2 landing craft, dozer, sprinkler and 10-ton water tanker belonging to the Naval Forces Command, which took charge for the control of the fire.
National Defense Department; In the news he published on July 10, 2022, he announced that the studies on the use of aircraft belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces as a "Reserve Force" in the fight against forest fires were continuing. “Cooperation Protocol for the Use of Aircraft in the Ministry of National Defense as Reserve Power in Large Forest Fires” between the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for the use of 2 C-130 aircraft and 18 various types of helicopters as “Reserve Power” belonging to the Ministry of National Defense. had been signed.
ASFAT provides the materials, equipment and training needed by the General Directorate of Forestry in the fight against fires; Two contracts have been prepared for the provision of ASPHAT; It produced 20 fire buckets with a capacity of 30 tons, 2.5 of which were in Turkish military factories, 5 fire buckets with a capacity of 7 tons, 7.5 of which were in Turkish military factories, and 7 helicopter hook kits.
Boxes fired from C-130 aircraft and used for aerial firefighting are supplied by ASFAT. Fire Response Training was also given to the pilots for the use of this system within the scope of the contract.
Source: defenceturk
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