Overview
- Under the season-long agreement, the province will provide three aircraft—two to fly and one for support—plus flares, cartridges, radar services and mechanical assistance.
- The municipality of San Rafael will direct takeoffs and intervention timing in coordination with the provincial system.
- Provincial officials said flares and cartridges are already in San Rafael, and local business leaders expect the planes to arrive this week after delays between southern municipalities.
- Funding for pilots and fuel will be covered locally, with 70% from San Rafael and 30% from General Alvear via a charge on electricity bills.
- The arrangement renews aircraft use in the South after last season’s pause and complements the broader anti-hail program of cloud seeding, hail netting credits and producer compensation.