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.SFPE EUROPE INDUSTRY NEWS
Forest fires: Nine member states now have new burned area records
Euronews
The total area burned during this year's wildfire season reached new records in nine European Union member states, new figure shows.
As of Oct. 1, more than 771,000 hectares had been scorched by forest fires in the 27-country bloc, itself the highest tally observed since records began in 2006, according to the European Forest Fire Information System.
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EU to spend €170m on new planes and helicopters to fight raging forest fires
Irish Examiner
The unenviable record-breaking wildfire season this summer in Europe has prompted the EU to bolster its defences with a €170m package including new planes, helicopters, and firefighters.
Repeated heatwaves across the continent throughout the summer, coupled with drought conditions, led to the scarring of large tranches of land in the likes of France and Portugal.
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As wildfires grow, Europe's militaries are torn
Aerial Fire Magazine
The wildfire was exploding across Slovenia’s dry mountainsides, burning up pine trees and blotting out both the sun and the ground. Lieutenant Colonel Aleš Ogrinc needed to call on all his military training as he steered his combat helicopter toward the flames to drop a payload of water.
In his 30-year career, he had deployed to Bosnia and Kosovo.
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European fire suppressant tested stateside for first time ever at Rifle Garfield County Airport
Steamboat Pilot & Today
Rifle Garfield County Airport played host Monday to the nation’s very first exhibition of a fire suppressant common to Europe.
Burning brush piles collected from county land surrounding the airport, Colorado River Fire Rescue joined the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control in testing what’s called FS-01. The chemical product was created by Green Canyon Ventures based in Miami but has only been deployed in places like Spain and Portugal.
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In Europe war and increasing wildfires stress military and firefighters
Wildfire Today
Climate change, increasing wildfires, and Russia’s war in Ukraine are combining to put unusual stresses on governments, especially in Europe. When wildfires become numerous or very large, threatening large numbers of residents, many countries will mobilize military units.
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