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    Florida Firefighters Train for the Firefight

    Hillsborough County, Florida, was center stage in early January for a multi-agency aerial firefighting training exercise that involved aircraft, pilots, ground crews, and support staff from the Florida Forest Service, Tampa Police, Hillsborough County...

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    RTX’s Pratt & Whitney to Demonstrate Hydrogen-Fueled Turboprop Technology Under Canadian INSAT Program

    First phase of HyADES project will include tests on PW127XT engine fuel nozzle and combustor rig MONTREAL, Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney Canada will demonstrate hydrogen combustion...

    Entrol Announces the Development of a New AW169 Simulator, Expanding its Portfolio to 25 Models

    The AW169 simulator will enhance training across EMS, SAR, law enforcement, and executive transport missions, offering unparalleled versatility. Equipped with the latest systems,...

    Aerial Firefighting: Training the Guardians of the Sky

    Aerial firefighting plays a critical role in South Africa Kishugu Aviation, the aerial component of Working on Fire – Kishugu Joint Venture, represents one of...

    737 Air Tanker Accident Highlights Importance of Standardised Operating Procedures, Including Minimum Drop Heights

    Minimum safe drop heights are in development for large firefighting aircraft in Australia, to address safety issues identified by an ATSB investigation into a...

    GPMS and Bell Expand Collaboration on Predictive HUMS for Bell Models

    New avionics offerings for Bell 407s, 429s, 212s and 412s Amsterdam (November 6, 2024) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, has entered into an...

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    The Fieldmaster Aerial Firefighter Part II

    By Ryan Varjassy After the test program was finished on NACL, Vic began the same -65 conversion on NACM followed by NACN. Andrew had made...

    Florida Firefighters Train for the Firefight

    Hillsborough County, Florida, was center stage in early January for a multi-agency aerial firefighting training exercise that involved aircraft, pilots, ground crews, and support...

    The Fate of the Beriev Be200 in Aerial Firefighting

    The Russian-made Beriev Be-200ChS is the world's only jet-engined Multirole amphibious aircraft, possessing the highest cruise speed and the highest water/fire-retardant capacity when compared...

    Helitak – Innovation Leads to Growth

    As far as nontraditional career paths go, Jason Schellaars's path to success has been long and full of challenges while always steeped in aviation....

    Aerial Firefighting North America 2024

    Early March saw the latest round of the Aerial Firefighting North America (AFFNA) show return to Sacramento, California, for the first time since 2019....

    Australian Fire Season Recap

    Australia saw a very ‘mixed bag’ as far as the aerial firefighting season went for the 2023-2024 season down under. While the season was...
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    Always a good reminder.In #FireYear2024, there now have been 30 public drone incursions reported. Wildland firefighting aerial operations were shut down 18 of those times. That means firefighters on the ground weren't able to receive the bucket drop they were requested in a timely manner, or the airtanker ready to drop retardant was diverted and unable to facilitate the drop.

    Please always #KnowBeforeYouFly. When you fly, we can't.
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    Always a good reminder.

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    Aerial Firefighting: Training the Guardians of the Sky

    Aerial firefighting plays a critical role in South Africa Kishugu Aviation, the aerial component of Working on Fire – Kishugu Joint Venture, represents one of...

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    Airborne Firefighting: SC Forestry Commission’s Newest Tools in Action

    On Friday, October 11, the South Carolina Forestry Commission showcased its newest firefighting tools in an impressive demonstration at Santee State Park. The event...

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    Rep. Neguse Presents Federal Funding for CSU Drone Center, Firefighting Efforts

    Prominent members of the Colorado State University and Larimer County communities braved the weather to convene at Christman Airfield Tuesday Oct. 29 to officially...

    Work Begins to Install New Aerial Firefighting Assets to Help Protect one of Australia’s Major Forests

    Joint media release with the Hon Dan Cregan MP 334,000 hectares of forest plantations in Australia’s Green Triangle will soon be better protected from bushfire,...

    American Heroes Show in California Forced to Cancel Over Last Minute Environmental Study Request

    The American Heroes Air Show, the only para-public-focused airshow that is focused primarily on Police, Aerial Firefighting, Military, and other rotary-centric helicopter operations, has...

    U.S. Forest Service, Calif. Fire Agencies Battle Over Wildfire Aviation Policies

    ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — The Orange County Fire Authority and U.S. Forest Service are battling over accusations that USFS policies grounded an elite aerial...

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