Harz: Extinguishing aircraft and pilot ready for start of season

In the third year, the district of Harz is now holding a extinguishing aircraft to fight forest fires. Pilots and pilots are now ready for the start of the season again at Ballenstedt.

Ballenstedt (dpa/sa) – The "Hexe 1" extinguishing aircraft landed in the Harz before the start of the forest fire season at the Ballenstedt airfield. According to the district of Harz, the aircraft is ready for use in daylight from April to the end of September. Two weeks ago, the district had signed a four-year contract with the Polish company of the extinguishing aircraft. According to its own information, the district is the only one in Germa…

The aircraft will have specialized equipment and will improve the operational capacity of the Provincial Fire Management Plan. The investment is part of a project funded by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).