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Italy. Sardinia: here is the fire prevention plan

Seven helicopters and two planes and other national service aircraft

Seven helicopters, three Canadair planes, other aircraft in reinforcement from Rome and 6,950 fire extinguishers. These are the numbers of the Italian firefighting machine made available by the Sardinia Region for the 2024 season. The anticipations of recent months have been confirmed, which spoke of a reduction in fixed wing vehicles compared to last year, when there were 11 available."Regarding helicopters...

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Cagliari, Italy, 05/15/2024 08:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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