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Aerial Forest Fire Management in Italy

Col. (It AF) Gianpiero Sanfilippo

Moscow, 22 March 2011

Summary
Italian Forest Fire Fleet 2010 Overview Out of Country Operations Lessons Identified Air Fleet Enhancement Programme Budget Allocation Way Ahead

Italian I li CPD Forest Fire Aerial Fleet

Forest Fire Fighting Fleet

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In Italy the 353/2000 law assigned the full 353/ responsibility for forest prevention and fire fighting activity to the Italian Regions. The Regions. CPD supports regional requests. requests.

Canadair CL - 415
Primary Mission Mi i Secondary Mission Range R Max Endurance Cruise Speed Dimensions Max Weight Crew

Forest Fire Fighting o est e g t g Transport, SAR 2.427 Km 2 427 K 6 hrs 376 Km/h Fuselage lenght20 mt g p , Wing span 28,6 mt 19.890 Kg 2 3 hrs x sortie Single drop 5 - 6 Tons Scooping Time 12 sec 6.500 mt

Number of Aircraft

19

Fire Fighting Data

Max Ceiling

Erickson S-64F
Primary Mission Secondary Mission Range Max Endurance Cruise S C i Speed d Dimensions Max Weight Crew

Forest Fire Fighting Heavy Load Transportation 343 Km 2 hrs 166 K /h Km/h Fuselage length 27,2 mt Rotor 21,95 mt 21 95 21.360 kg 2 pilots 2 hrs sortie Single Drop 9 Tons Scooping Time 45 sec 3

Number of Helos

Fire Fighting Data Passengers

Air Tractor AT-802 Fire Boss

Primary Mission Secondary Mission Range Max Endurance Cruise Speed Dimensions Max weight Crew Recce 810 Km 5 hrs 340 Km/h

Forest fire fighting

Fuselage length 11 mt Wing span 18 m 7.257 Kg 1 3 hrs x sortie Single drop 3.000 tons Scooping time 15 sec

Fire Fighting Data

Number of Aircraft

10

CANADAIR

DPC DPC DPC DPC C DPC DPC DPC DPC DPC DPC DPC DPC DPC CFS CFS CFS CFS CFS VVF VVF CP CP EI EI MM MM MM

2 5 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

GENOVA CIAMPINO OLBIA LAMEZIA TERME ALBENGA TRAPANI ORISTANO PONTECAGNANO PRETURO-LAQUILA FOGGIA GROTTAGLIE SIGONELLA TRAPANI CECINA BELLUNO PESCARA ROMA-URBE LAMEZIA TERME VENEZIA GENOVA

2010 FOREST FIRE SUMMER CAMPAIGN INITIAL SET-UP

CANADAIR CANADAIR CANADAIR C S-64 S-64

9 9

1 x NH-500 CFS 1 x AB-412 VVF

S-64 S-64 FIRE-BOSS

1 x AB-412 VVF 2 x CL-415 1 x AB-212 MM 1 x S-64 1 x AB-412 CP

FIRE-BOSS FIRE-BOSS FIRE-BOSS

1 x NH-500 CFS 1 x CH-47 EI 1 x AB-412 CFS 1 x AB-412 CFS 2 x FIRE BOSS 2 x FIRE BOSS 2 x FIRE BOSS 1 x S-64 DPC S 64 1 x S-64 1 x NH-500 CFS 1 x AB 205 AB-205 4 x CL-415 1 x AB-212 MM

FIRE-BOSS NH500 NH500 AB412 AB412 NH500 AB412 AB412 AB412

4 x CL-415

5 x CL-415

CATANIA FONTANAROSSA LUNI SARZANA VITERBO CAGLIARI-ELMAS LUNI SARZANA CATANIA FONTANAROSSA GROTTAGLIE

DPC CFS E.I.

M.M. V.F. C.P.

2 x FIRE-BOSS 1 x S-64 DPC 2 x FIRE-BOSS OSS 1 x AB-412 CP 1 x AB-212 MM

AB412 CH47 AB205 AB212

43 A/C DEPLOYED IN 21 AIR BASES

AB212 AB212

Location of Estinguishing/Retardant Products Summer Campaign 2010

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12 FOAM 11 RETARDANT

Each type of asset can be reloaded in all bases

Regional Fleets in Summer 2010

5 3 3 4 2 1 3 10 0 3 11 1 11 11 5 4 1 1 3

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91 Assets

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Forest Fires on the Italian Territory y 1 January - 30 September

Burnt Area YEAR 2009 2008

percentage change %

Fires 4.472 6.143 - 30,0

Wooded (ha) (h ) 27.026 29.720 - 10,0

Not Wooded (ha) (h ) 33.048 35.673 - 10,0

Total (ha) (h ) 60.074 65.393 - 10,0

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Requests Flying hours

3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0

2735

14000 12000 10000

1368 956 1025

12267

8.308 5428 88 5887

8000 6000 4000 2000 0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2007

2008

2009

2010

1.524 average requests 1 : 5 requests vs fires ratio 7.972 average flying hours

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SUMMER REQUESTS
3000
2463

2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0

2007 2008 2009 2010
1175 816 927

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requests

FOREST FIRE TREND SUMMER 2010

15 june / 30 september

15

100

102 96 90 73 63

80

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59 61 51

40

37 31 21 13 21 24 14 2
5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00

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0
local time

Forest Fire Fighting Campaign 2007 Daily Requests 9 July 8 August 2007 Total requests 1.131 17 day above critical level
Max ever 101 requests 24 July 2007

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critical level
sustainable level

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The worst day ever - 24 July 2007 y y

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The worst day ever y 24 July 2007 at 12,10/Z

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Out of Country Operations

CPD Effort

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Air contribution abroad started in the late 1990s (i.e. France, Spain, Portugal, Greece) g p an For the time being It CPD developed expeditionary capabilities mainly based on Canadair aircraft Readiness and availability granted 365/365 based on residual capability concept 2 Canadairs are ready to deploy with 3 hrs notice Operational deployment based on 4 days duration d ti

CPD Air Module

Tasks
Contribute to the extinction of large forest fires

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Main elements
Two aircraft (CL-415) ( ) Three crews Technical staff Field maintenance kit Communication equipments

Readiness R di
Ready to move in 3 hrs

Capacities C iti
Ability to perform day only continuous operations (4 days)

Out of Country Summary 2007, 2008, 2007 2008 2009 & Summer 2010
2007 Foreign requests Flying hours Drops D Extinguishing (tons) 2007 2008 2009 2010 13 228 495 2008 7 124 610 2009 5 40 183 2010 4 110 728

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2.500 3.660 1.098 4.368

Albania (4), Greece (3), Cyprus (1) and Lebanon (1) ( ), ( ), yp ( ) ( ) Albania (5), Greece (1) and Montenegro (1) Greece (3) Portugal (2) California (?) (3), (2), Albania, Portugal (2), Russia Federation

Lesson Identified during Out of Country Operations 1. Non standard Activation procedures. EU MIC (Monitor Information Center Bruxelles) Bilateral agreements 2. Unclear definition of Command and Control Authority 3. No entry point of contact fluent in English 4. Lack of Fire assessment information

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Lesson Identified during Out of Country Operations

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5. Limited Host Nation Support Fuel P ki /R Parking/Ramp space Hangar space for maintenance (if needed) Maps and Flight Information Services Lodging and Transportation 6. Undefined Liability Collateral Damages Incidents Third Party Claim

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Air fleet enhancement programme

AIR FLEET UPDATE

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New Aircraft
4 new CL 415 replaced the 3 Canadairs lost in duty operations (this has brought the number of aircraft up to 19)

the Command and

2 more Fire Boss from summer 2010 (up to 10)

Improvement of Control System C t lS t

Installation on all aircraft of a satellite tracking system to allow real time positioning and communications

Information Flow

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Aircraft position in real time

HF VHF UHF
Ground Teams

Air Operator Regional Centers IT CPD Unified Air Operational Center OPS Room

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29 29 24 July 2008 Ferry Flight For Forest Fire to Rhodes

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Way Ahead

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Budget Allocation

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Budget Allocation g
Aerial forest fire fighting is not a product to advertise g g p and sell but it is an investment made and paid by the State to defend human lives and property of citizens p p y and the State Italian Civil Protection Department coordinates and accomplishes this quite expensive task 2008 allocated approximately 130 mln 2009 allocated approximately 190 mln , of which 60 procurement 2010 allocated approximately 125 mln 2011 allocated approximately 128 mln

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Way Ahead

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Enhancement & Optimization of International Cooperation C ti Training Improvement
Development & Introduction of Full Mission Simulators

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Training Standardization & Costs Sharing

Common Training Centers g

Skills Development of Light and Image Intensifier Night Vision Devices & Systems to Perform Night Operations Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs)

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ITALIAN CIVIL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT
Aeronautical Activity Office
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