Foreword
Introduction
Acknowledgements

Section 1, Aviation's Changing Role in Fire Suppression
Chapter 1 - The Forest Watchers
Chapter 2 - Turbulence
Chapter 3 - The First Fire Bombers
Chapter 4 - Building for a Purpose
Chapter 5 - TBD

Section 2, Assault from the Skies
Chapter 1 - Smoke Jumpers
Chapter 2 - The Helicopter
Chapter 3 - Rapid-Attack
Chapter 4 - Moving People

Section 3, Fixed Wing Air Tanker Operators
Chapter 1 - Air Spray Ltd., Air Spray (1967) Ltd. and Air Spray Airtankers
Chapter 2 - A. Fecteau Transport Aerien Ltee
Chapter 3 - Athabasca Airways Ltd.
Chapter 4 - Austin Airways Limited
Chapter 5 - Avalon Aviation Ltd.
Chapter 6 - B.C. Air Lines Ltd.
Chapter 7 - B.C.-Yukon Air Service Ltd.
Chapter 8 - Browns Air Charter Ltd.
Chapter 9 - Buffalo Airways Ltd.
Chapter 10 - C&M Airways Ltd.
Chapter 11 - Canspec Air Transport Ltd.
Chapter 12 - Cascade Drilling Company Ltd.
Chapter 13 - Celgar Ltd. Chapter 14 - Coast Range Airways Ltd. and Trans North Turbo Air Ltd.
Chapter 15 - Conair Aviation Ltd.
Chapter 16 - Eastern Provincial Airways Ltd.
Chapter 17 - Evergreen Air Services Ltd.
Chapter 18 - The Flying Fireman Ltd.
Chapter 19 - Forest Industries Flying Tankers, Flying Tankers Inc. and Coulson Flying Tankers
Chapter 20 - Forest Patrol Ltd.
Chapter 21 - Forest Protection Ltd.
Chapter 22 - Gagnon Air Services Ltd.
Chapter 23 - G&M Aircraft Ltd.
Chapter 24 - Gateway Aviation Ltd.
Chapter 25 - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Air Services Division
Chapter 26 - Hicks and Lawrence Ltd.
Chapter 27 - Husky Aircraft Ltd.
Chapter 28 - Jonair (1988) Ltd.
Chapter 29 - Kenting Aviation Ltd.
Chapter 30 - La Ronge Aviation Services Ltd.
Chapter 31 - Laurentian Air Services Ltd.
Chapter 32 - Manitoba Government Air Service
Chapter 33 - Maritime Air Service Ltd.
Chapter 34 - Mercury Flights Ltd.
Chapter 35 - Mid Canada Aerial Contractors Ltd.
Chapter 36 - Miramichi Air Service Ltd.
Chapter 37 - National Tankers Ltd.
Chapter 38 - Nipawin Air Services Ltd. and Osprey Wings Ltd.
Chapter 39 - Norfolk Aerial Spraying Ltd.
Chapter 40 - Northland Airlines Ltd., Midwest Airlines Ltd. and Transair Ltd.
Chapter 41 - Northwestern Air Lease Ltd.
Chapter 42 - Northwest Territorial Airways Ltd.
Chapter 43 - Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests
Chapter 44 - Olavi Huitikka
Chapter 45 - Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, Ministry of Lands and Forests, and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Chapter 46 - Pacific Western Airlines Ltd.
Chapter 47 - Saskatchewan Government Air Service and Saskatchewan Government, Northern Air Operations
Chapter 48 - Saskatchewan Government Airways and Norcanair Ltd.
Chapter 49 - Saskatchewan SEAT Program
Chapter 50 - Service Aerien Governemental du Quebec
Chapter 51 - Sherritt Gordon Air Transport Ltd.
Chapter 52 - Skyway Air Services Ltd.
Chapter 53 - Specialty Aircraft Sales Ltd.
Chapter 54 - Wardair Canada Ltd.
Chapter 55 - West Coast Air Services Ltd.
Chapter 56 - Westman Aerial Spraying Ltd.

Epilogue

Appendix A - In Memoriam
Appendix B - Air Tanker Capacities
Appendix C - Air Tanker Identities
Sources
Bibliography