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Air support on call

Pilot Don Ralph will protect Gannawarra from the skies, aboard the HT 331. Picture: Supplied.
Edmund Coleman

A SPECIALISED fleet of firefighting aircraft will play a critical role in supporting ground crews across the region throughout the fire danger period. CFA Gannawarra catchment commander Luke Waterson said brigades across the region would be supported by the Boort-based Pre-Determined Dispatch program – essentially, it’s a helicopter repurposed to function like a fire truck. […]

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