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Link to Phos-Chek North America. Phos-Chek Australia imports and distributes the Phos-Chek branded fire fighting additives from Facilities based in the USA.
Biogema supplies the Phos-Chek branded fire fighting additives in Europe and North Africa.
The Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre’s was formed in 2003. Their mission is to enhance the management of the bushfire risk to the community in an economically and ecologically sustainable manner.
The Department of Sustainability and Environment manages fire on Victoria's 7.6 million hectares of public land, or roughly one third of the State. This link is to Research themes, which include fire threat analysis, fuel assessment and management, fire behaviour, fire and biodiversity, fire suppression, smoke management and airshed management. A number of research projects are also conducted in collaboration with organisations such as the University of Melbourne and the Bureau of Meteorology.
An initiative of the Country Fire Authority (CFA) and the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE), the State Aircraft Unit provides specialist aviation resources to satisfy fire and land management objectives in the state of Victoria, Australia.
Aircraft are one of most essential firefighting tools of the Rural Fire Service. About 100 aircraft are used each fire season. These include fixed wing agricultural aircraft, light and medium helicopters, AirCranes, medical aircraft and transport aircraft.
SEI International Sales Inc. was incorporated in March 1997 as a product sales and marketing company for the helicopter firefighting systems known as the Bambi Bucket, Sacksafoam, and related accessories, parts and repairs. SEI is primarily involved in the design, engineering, manufacturing, and marketing of fabric-related products for the aviation and fire suppression industries. Other product lines include helicopter lifting and transport accessories.
Erickson Air-Crane Providers of Heavy-duty firefighting aircraft also providing equipment for logging, construction, hydroseeding, oil and gas industry support.
California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CDF) is currently authorized to operate 41 Conservation Camps statewide that house nearly 4,000 inmates and wards. These camps are operated in conjunction with the California Department of Corrections (CDC) and the California Department of the Youth Authority (CYA). Through these cooperative efforts CDF is authorized to operate 198 fire crews year-round.
National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho is the nation's support center for wildlandfirefighting. Seven federal and state agencies call NIFC home and work together to coordinate and support wildland fire and disaster operations. These agencies include the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, National Association of State Foresters, National Weather Service, and Office of Aircraft Services. SIT Report available in PDF format. Download