Aircraft boost firefighting power in Tasmania this summer 🔥 Fifteen additional planes and helicopters are now ready to help fight bushfires across Tasmania. Each summer, the National Aerial Firefighting Centre makes sure all states have the aircraft they need. This fleet includes: ✈️ Firebombing planes 👀 Aerial supervision and intelligence aircraft 🚁 A helicopter that can winch firefighters into hard-to-reach areas Tasmania’s forests and mountains often make landing impossible. Winching crews

More than 200 Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) personnel attended a series of Fire Preparedness Days held across the state to help prepare fire crews and incident management teams for the season ahead. Covering a range of subjects including fitness tests, equipment operation refreshers, policy and procedure updates and even a firefighter’s Olympics teambuilding exercise, these training sessions ensure everyone is prepared for when they get the call to respond. We thank all our staff for