Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
3. Yes, and as a former volunteer firefighter it hits home every time....
Thu Jan 23, 2020, 03:36 AM
Jan 2020

whether close to home or far, far away. Firefighters are a very close-knit world-wide community.

It's far more difficult for the families because of the extreme distance from home. There will be a difficult recovery and investigation process in an active fire zone and it probably will involve U.S. officials.

This is the web site news page for the company whose plane was lost: https://www.coulsonaviationusa.com/newsmedia

It's probably too soon for them to post any details on this accident. I'm spot checking ABC (Australia), Guardian UK and the BBC.

BBC says:

The three crew members have not been identified but officials said they were US residents.

The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSWRFS) said the experienced and "well known" crew had been contracted to Australia to help fight the bushfires this season.
+++
The Hercules C-130 water-bombing aircraft had been leased from North American firm Coulson Aviation as part of seasonal arrangement. All large air tanker aircraft operations had been suspended for the rest of the day pending investigation into the crash, Mr Fitzsimmons said.

"It was operating as it routinely does with water bombing activities...there is no indication at this stage of what's caused the accident."


KY.........
Latest Discussions»Latest Breaking News»Three dead after Large Ai...»Reply #3