Day 1 - Thursday 19th February 2009 - Afternoon

 

1400 – 1430 Tactics - TBC

 

1430 – 1500 Safety

James E. Hall, Hall & Associates LLC, USA (ex-Blue Ribbon Panel, National

Transport Safety Board) (confirmed)

 

1500 – 1530 Funding of Aerial Operations

Robert Cavage, President - Wildfire Research Network, USA

1530 -1600 Refreshments

 

1600 – 1630 Aircraft Limitations

Mark Bickham, SEAT (Single Engine Air Tanker) Manager, BLM (Bureau of Land Management), USA

 

1630 – 1700 Sustainability of Air Fleets & Aging Aircraft –  Future Tanker & Helicopter 

David Wardall, Deputy Chief Aircraft Engineering & Manufacturing, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF), USA

 

1700 – 1730 Panel Session – What is the future for US Wildfire Management?

Hosted by Tom Harbour, Director, Aviation Fire Management, USDA Forest Service, USA

 

1730 – 1830 Cocktail Reception – Sponsored

Aerial Fire Fighting
Conference & Exhibition
Crownel Plaza Hotel
Anaheim, California, USA
19 & 20th February 2009