Military Aid: Fire and Rescue Services
Commons · Question 27324 · Tabled 4 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026 to question 5016 on Military Aid: Fire and Rescue Services, what overseas capacity does the department have for aerial firefighting capabilities for wildfires.
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 14 Sep 2026
Where required, the Joint Aviation Command provides a limited seasonal aerial firefighting capability in the UK Sovereign Base Areas of Cyprus, using Chinook helicopters based at RAF Akrotiri during periods of elevated wildfire risk.