Aerial Detection 3
Aerial Detection 3 : The act or process of discovering, locating and reporting wildfire incidents from aircraft. Aerial detection can be: (1) Planned - where an agency mobilizes aircraft with aerial observers for the specific purpose of detecting wildfires; (2) Unplanned - where an aircraft not specifically hired or mobilised to detect wildfires reports a wildfire to a responsible agency. For example, unplanned aerial detection may come from passenger airplanes or other leisure aircraft