The National Fire Management Service (SNMF) of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development will add a large helicopter, which arrives from Canada, to the resources available for fighting forest fires that may occur in the summer, it was reported.
“The aircraft has carried out similar operations in Bolivia and Chile and is one of the most effective when it comes to fighting fire, mainly in areas with forests.”assured the Vice Minister of the Environment portfolio, Sergio Federovisky.
The Boeing CH47-D “Chinook” helicopter will be available starting January 1 to operate from the Bariloche airport and can drop nearly 10,000 liters of water, making it the air vehicle with the largest water-dropping capacity in the world. world.
As a result of Canada’s cooperation, this Chinook helicopter, which drops ten thousand liters of water with each launch, will operate from 1/1/23 in Patagonia to fight forest fires pic.twitter.com/kv5QDxIQPP
— Sergio Federovisky (@sfederovisky) December 22, 2022
“Due to the emergency situation that was experienced last summer, the Canadian government approached to offer a cooperation mechanism between both countries; cooperation that was reflected in the rental and participation of a Chinook helicopter that will be operating from the first day of January until the end of March, in principle, to fight forest fires in Patagonia”the official added.
The articulation materialized from the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the national Ministry of the Environment and the Canadian Business Corporation as a framework for government-to-government cooperation and contracting.
Also, the aircraft has the authorization from the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) for the provision of this service in the country, which grants the corresponding security scope.
