THE USE OF AVIATION EQUIPMENT IN EXTINGUISHING SPREAD FIRES

Abstract

This work deals with the creation, monitoring and extinguishing fires in Slovakia and abroad. In the introduction, the fires by land, ground and crown are characterized. Furthermore, there are some fire protection characteristics in the Slovak Republic and also fire monitoring system- Forestwatch. The core of thesis presents the analysis of patrol, monitoring and extinguishing flights. There is an analysis of different types of air-crafts and their usefulness in monitoring and extinguishing of forest fires and grassland fires. At the end of the paper, the filling air-crafts and helicopters by extinguishing agent is more specified.