I have no official information, but it is my understanding that aircraft are on contract in New Jersey for the spring wildfire season for the next 3 to 4 weeks. Friends tell me that the following aircraft are currently on contract:
Division A (northern NJ): Delta 7 (Huey Helicopter) at Aeroflex Andover Airbase (Sussex County)
Division B (central NJ): Tanker 81 (AT-802) at Miller Air (Ocean County)
Division C: Tanker 61 (AT-602) at Downstown Air (Cumberland County)
Thanks to Mike Archer from Wildfire News of the Day for sharing an article from 94.3 the Point about the AT-802 currently on contract in central New Jersey.
I have blogged about aerial wildland firefighting since 2009. I am not a firefighter and am not a pilot, just an interested bystander who wants to learn more and share what I learn here. Join me here as I blog on the aircraft and the pilots who fight wildland fires from the air in support of crews on the ground. I also blog on concerns affecting fire crews on the ground as well as other aviation and meteorology issues. Learn what it takes to do jobs that are staffed by the best of the best.
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