Air attack against wildfires : understanding U.S. Forest Service requirements for large aircraft /

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"An aging fleet of contracted fixed-wing airtankers and two fatal crashes in 2002 led the U.S. Forest Service to investigate how to recapitalize its fleet of airtankers. The Forest Service asked RAND for assistance in determining the composition of a fleet of airtankers, scoopers, and helicopte...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: RAND Homeland Security and Defense Center
Other Authors: Keating, Edward G. (Edward Geoffrey), 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, 2012.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Subjects:
United States. > Forest Service > Equipment.
United States. > Forest Service.
USA > Forest Service
Airtankers (Forest fire control) > United States.
Aeronautics in wildfire control > United States.
Bombardiers d'eau > États-Unis.
HISTORY > Military > Aviation.
Aeronautics in wildfire control.
Airtankers (Forest fire control)
Military supplies.
Waldbrand
Bekämpfung
Löschflugzeug
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • The costs of large fires
  • The costs of large aircraft
  • The RAND national model
  • The RAND local resources model
  • Concluding remarks
  • Appendix A: Equations used to construct high and low fire cost estimates
  • Appendix B: Trends in fire aviation demand through 2030.

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