NAFC

The National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC) provides a collaborative national arrangement for aerial firefighting in Australia.

[Queensland Fire Department @QldFireDept]

📸 of the Peregian Beach bushfire from aircraft working to assist ground crews. If you’re in the area keep up-to-date with the latest bushfire warnings and listen to the advice of local authorities.

[Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide @WomenOfAviation]

#DYK #OTD 110 years ago, Raymonde de Laroche who became the first woman in the world to successfully pass a pilot test, soloed.

[TracPlus @TracPlus]

For us as pilots, TracPlus gives us a clear idea of daily operations, especially when the team are on missions close to our a crossover between shifts. I can know when the helicopter is expected back at the base and organise my schedule accordingly, Dave Bashir @RACQ_LifeFlight

[AFAC @AFACnews]

#AFAC19 is under two weeks away! Check out who is attending here: https://t.co/U0dEb9jIAe - why not join them? Our social events offer the ideal platform to meet with Australasia's emergency management community. Find out more at https://t.co/jX5jvJVvER #emergencymanagement

[AFAC @AFACnews]

AFAC is proud to support service dog Ember in the 2019 Melb #FirefighterStairClimb

On Sept 7, Ember will join 500 firefighters to climb 28 flights of stairs and raise funds and awareness for the fight against depression, PTSI and suicide.

Donate here: https://t.co/Ola7gDe0J6

[TracPlus @TracPlus]

Calling all aerial firefighters in Australia 📣

TracPlus spoke with The National Aerial Fire Fighting Centre, NAFC, about the tracking devices and flight/event data that they will require for all aerial firefighting contracts going forward. https://t.co/ognZ20BHFv

[Chief Brian Fennessy @OCFAChief]

Introduced today the first ever nighttime hover-filling Type 1 helitanker and recon helo program in US. Available to all counties in Southern California to help stop wildfires. Funded by #SCE, #OCFA managed and operated by #CoulsonAviation. Could be game changer. #ocfirefighters

[AFAC @AFACnews]

Combine leading thinking and practice at the 'trends and future opportunities in simulation' forum in Melbourne on 19 June. The event includes insights into using simulation to build organisational and workforce capability. Register now: https://t.co/iznQ5YBA7W

[AFAC @AFACnews]

Improve your understanding of emergency simulation and its potential applications at a forum for practitioners and senior executives in Melbourne on 19 June. https://t.co/r8YEs4YMXE

[Canada Aviation and Space Museum @avspacemuseum]

It's #WOAW19 - Women of Aviation Worldwide week @womenofaviation https://t.co/P0VQe9ogiA #FemInSTEM #IWD2019

[Controller @Controller]

Mary "Wally" Funk was the first woman to complete the FAA General Aviation Operations Inspector Academy, becoming the first woman Air Safety Investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board. She's taught over 3,000 students to fly safely! #WOAW19

[NAFC @nafcaus]

On International Women's Day we think of the aviation women who have gone before and thank all of those working today. Get out there and fly, you can't be what you can't see #IWD2019 #givegirlswings @WomenInAviation

[VicEmergency @vicemergency]

To provide some context regarding the size of recent bushfires in Victoria, our brilliant mapping team has created a bushfire map overlay onto Melbourne CBD.

For more information, visit: https://t.co/qwIxQvjVKH

[Ambulance Victoria @AmbulanceVic]

All these women had a little 'fearless' inside of them. They stand beside the 'Fearless Girl' statue in Federation Square in support of gender equality. And a reminder - we are more powerful together.

Join us to celebrate #IWD2019 - Federation Square, Friday the 8th of March.

[NAFC @nafcaus]

Great picture of where aircraft scooped (blue) and dropped (red) at Bunyip on Sunday, built from tracking data supplying the ARENA software. Hat-tip to all agencies and pilots still working on this fire and others @DELWP_Vic @EMV_news @CFA_Updates @ParksVictoria #weworkasone

[NAFC @nafcaus]

Firefighting helicopters are now working hard on this fire. Stay safe, Shoreham.

[ABC News @abcnews]

Emergency warning issued for Shoreham bushfire south of Melbourne https://t.co/SnTt42Zsyw

[Queensland Fire Department @QldFireDept]

❤ Thank you fireys ❤
Today is Red Balloon Day 🎈, a national day to honour and thank Australia’s firefighters. Say your thanks below and if you know a firefighter, make sure to tag them! #RedBalloonDay #ThankAFirey

[NAFC @nafcaus]

Good work Microflite and all of the Intelligence Gathering crew (including those in the office putting the images to good use).

[Andrea Crothers @abcrothers]

Fire destroys $2.5m fruit packing shed in southern Tasmania. Caused by an electrical fault, but took away valuable resources from the bushfire response @SkyNewsAust #tasfires

[TracPlus @TracPlus]

TracPlus customers McDermott Aviation Group and their crew working hard on the Celtic Hill Fire in Lake Pedder. Tremendous work by all involved. #bushfires #wildfires #aerialfirefighting