The maritime administration would like to have more helicopters

“The maritime administration would like to have more helicopters,”

“the maritime administration would like to have more rescue helicopters to help put out forest fires. This work suggests that the system is being built out with three to four new helicopters, a bet of around 450-600 million.”

“After the forest fires that raged in large parts of Sweden in the summer was the Swedish maritime administration in the mission to investigate how the orphan rescue helicopters would be used for future släckningsarbeten. In the report, as now submitted to the government, proposing the Swedish maritime administration a major expansion of the current fleet of sar helicopters.”

“In the proposal included in addition to the three to four new helicopters and new crews, new helicopterbase in the Northern inland, in total an investment of approximately 450-600 million.”

” It is always a question of money and we have great respect for that the government needs to prioritise between the many urgent actions. But we still want to show on the possibilities of expanded exports, we think very much on those opportunities, ” says Katarina Norén, director-general of the maritime authority, to the TT.”

“the Swedish maritime administration has now seven rescue helicopters on five bases. The helicopters need to be supplemented with, among other things, lastkrokar to be used for fire fighting. But to do it within the existing system would run the risk that the number of possible emergency response, fears that the Swedish maritime administration.”

“– There would be a competition for resources, not least because it is the peak season for fighting fires in the summer, but it is also the peak season for our rescue operations, ” says Mattias Hyllert, who is the head of the lake – and flygräddningen on the work.”

” Thus, we propose that, instead of expanding the system. Then we can perform more tasks at the same time we would have better resources for example, if there occurs a major accident at sea.”

“the Swedish maritime administration takes up two additional options in the report and, secondly, an expansion with only two helicopters, and secondly, only a modification and education within the current system. But the work advocates, however, the larger the bet, despite the cost.”

“– It is a decision-making basis to the government. But we have seen that there is the greatest benefits, both for the armed Forces and civil society, with this option, ” says Katarina Norén.”

“the Swedish maritime administration has now seven rescue helicopters type AW139, built in Italy by the company Agusta Westland.”

“The main mission is maritime and search and rescue.”

“the Helicopters are placed at five bases (Säve, Kristianstad, Visby, Norrtälje and Umeå).”

“A helicopter is manned usually by two pilots, a vinschoperatör and a ytbärgare. Overall, the work in day 22 crews: four per base, and the two crews used to cover the vacancies with more.”

“the Work is now proposing an investment of three to four new helicopters, four new crews and a new, sixth, base in the Northern inland.”

“Source: the Swedish maritime administration.”

“In July 2018, suffered, inter alia, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Jämtland counties of the extensive and svårsläckta forest fires. Several villages had to be evacuated for safety reasons. In sweden, the using of international resources in the form of brandflyg, helicopters and ground personnel from several countries.”

“Total there were, according to the Forestry commission 300 forest fires that were larger than 0.5 hectare. 21 000 hectares of forest were affected (of which 85 per cent of Dalarna, Gävleborg and Jämtland county).”

“The Swedish forest agency estimated last summer that the forest hosted over 900 million destroyed.”