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Smoke rises above a large wildfire near ’t Harde. 29 April 2026
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Wildfire at military training ground near 't Harde under control after two days
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Firefighters at work on the Oirschotse Heide in Noord-Brabant, where a wildfire has broken out. The fire is burning near the Dutch Armed Forces' Major General De Ruyter van Steveninck Barracks, west of Eindhoven.
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Wildfire near Weert forces Kempen Airport evacuation; part of nationwide surge in fires
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Chinook helicopter helps put out the wildfire by 't Harde military range, April 29, 2026.
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Major wildfire near ’t Harde remains out of control; Roads closed, air traffic diverted
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Smoke billowing over a massive wildfire near the military's artillery range at 't Harde in Gelderland. 29 April 2026
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Major wildfire at military range prompts NL-Alert, nationwide smoke warnings
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Emergency workers try to tackle wildfires north of Madrid, Spain. 12 August 2025
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Dutch Chinook helicopters depart to help battle Spain’s record wildfires
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The Dutch military used Chinook helicopters to help plug a dam in Maastricht. 6 January 2024
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Netherlands to send military helicopters to help Spain battle raging wildfires
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A massive wildfire raged out of control in the Veluwe near Ede, Gelderland. 3 April 2025
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Army drill sparks massive wildfire in Dutch nature reserve; 330 firefighters respond
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Workers complete an emergency dam at Bosscherveld in Maastricht. 8 January 2024
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The emergency dam in Maastricht has been closed
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The Dutch military used Chinook helicopters to help plug a dam in Maastricht. 6 January 2024
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Chinooks placed 228,000 kilograms of rubble to plug Maastricht dam; More set for Sunday
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A Dutch military Chinook helicopter lowers a net filled with rubble to help cut off a dam breach in Maastricht. 6 January 2024
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Video: Chinooks begin dropping heavy rock bundles at Maastricht broken dam
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Chinook helicopters from the Ministry of Defense helping to fight a fire in National Park De Meinweg near Herkenbosch in Limburg, 23 April 2020
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Wildfire still raging in Limburg park, town still evacuated
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Chinook helicopter deployed to help fight a forest fire in Wateren, 7 August 2018
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Campers evacuated in large forest fire in Drenthe town
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Defence helicopter costs on the rise
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Dutch sending three Chinooks to Mali