IRGC Equips Several Planes with Water Tankers for Fire-Fighting MissionsTEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on Monday that it has equipped its Ilyshin-76 cargo planes with water tankers in a bid to boost the country's capability in fighting massive fires.
A statement issued by the IRGC's Public Relations Office on Monday noted the IRGC's cooperation with Iranian firefighters in putting out massive fires in Golestan Forests in Northern Iran late in autumn, and said that after the IRGC felt a lack of firefighting tools and equipment in the country, its Aerospace Force designed and manufactured such equipment and mounted them on its cargo planes.
"The IRGC Aerospace experts successfully designed, manufactured and mounted fire-fighting tools and equipment, including water tankers, onto Ilyushin-76 planes of the IRGC," the statement said.
The statement added that the plane can now carry 40 tons of water and discharge it over blazing areas in just 20 seconds, reminding that the water bomber and its water-spray operation is of special value in remote areas that are not easily accessible for firefighters on the ground.
The statement further mentioned that the Iranian government has recently provided proper assistance and cooperation for the IRGC to equip its planes and choppers with firefighting equipment and water tankers to increase the number of such water bombers.
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