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The U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has an aging fleet of contracted fixed-wing airtankers to assist in fighting wildfires. Tragically, there were two fatal crashes of Forest Service–contracted airtankers in 2002. On June 17, 2002, a C-130A experienced an in-fli...

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Agriculture
Aircraft
Applied ecology
Applied sciences
Aviation
Biological sciences
Biology
Botany
Business
Business administration
Corporate governance
Corporate policies
Cost control
Cost functions
Disasters
Ecology
Economic costs
Economic costs and benefits
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Ecosystem management
Engineering
Environmental management
Fire engineering
Fire fighting
Fire management
Fires
Forest fires
Forest management
Forest resources
Forest service
Forestry
Health and wellness
Health sciences
Microeconomics
Minimization of cost
Natural resource management
Public health
Water bombers
Wildfires
Wildland firefighting
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