National Aerial Firefighting Centre

NAFC was developed in 2003 by representatives of the Australian Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments to provide a cooperative approach to manage aerial firefighting.

[2] A wide range of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft are used to support Australian fire operations.

This type of aircraft particularly suits the conditions most often encountered in Australia where there are relatively few long paved runways, but plenty of agricultural airstrips.

[3] NAFC and its Members (Australian States and Territories) have decided to adopt a national standard approach to the provision of tracking and event logging services for aircraft involved in firefighting and related operations.

The adoption of a national approach follows extensive investigation and consultation with agencies and operators throughout Australia.