Aerial wildfire suppression services
Since 2018, Babcock Canada has provided the province of Manitoba with wildfire suppression services. Our teams of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers and dedicated support staff continuously work hard to support efforts to combat wildfires and protect the province’s people, communities, and resources.
An aerial firefighting leader in Canada
As a leader in aerial firefighting, we provide a full range of firefighting services from customizable services to fully integrated turn-key solutions.
In Canada, we provide critical wildfire suppression services to the province of Manitoba, covering almost 650,000 km2 and protecting a population of 1.3 million people.
In 2024 alone, Babcock’s crews flew 1,647 aerial firefighting hours, responded to 475 fire missions, and completed 4,315 water drops.
Providing critical wildfire suppression services to the province of Manitoba
Babcock manages, maintains and operates Manitoba’s fleet of seven amphibious water bomber aircraft and three Babcock-owned 690 twin commander “bird-dog” aircraft.
Our teams of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers and dedicated support staff continuously work hard to support efforts to combat wildfires and help protect the province’s people, communities and resources.
Aerial firefighting by the numbers
+6,900
flight hours
+2,500
fire missions
+26,000