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    Water Bombers of the Israeli Police

    Since May 2011, AT-802A/F Air Tractors have been used as the primary aerial assets in support of the firefighting operations of the Israeli National Fire and Rescue Authority. Once operated by the Israeli Air...

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    Fire Crews use Heli-Hydrant for its First Time to Fight ‘Garden Fire’

    It's been one week since the 'Garden Fire' burned dangerously close to homes in Fallbrook. Fire crews point to a low-tech piece of equipment that...

    Conair Expands Inhouse NDT Capability Critical for Safe Aerial Firefighting Operations

    Performs Full Spectrum of Vital Non-Destructive Testing Inspections ABBOTSFORD, CANADA (November 15, 2024) – Conair Group Inc. (Conair) has expanded the inhouse ability to perform...

    Sikorsky and Rain Successfully Demonstrate Autonomous Flight with Wildfire Mission Autonomy to Rapidly Find and Suppress Test Fires

    An autonomous Black Hawk® helicopter demonstrates an aerial water drop Oct. 29 in Connecticut. A Wildfire Mission Autonomy System developed by Rain commanded the...

    Delta State University Awarded $1,000,000 Federal Grant to Acquire Groundbreaking Flight Simulator

    CLEVELAND, Miss. - Delta State University is excited to announce the awarding of a $1,000,000 federal grant to its Commercial Aviation Department for the...

    TracPlus Launches Mission-Critical Intelligence Offering at European Rotors

    TracPlus, a global leader in mission-critical operational intelligence software, today announced their new enterprise solution that transforms how large-scale aerial emergency response operations manage...

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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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    Aerotech Australia Grows Fleet

    The Aerotech Group, based in Parafield in South Australia continues its expansion with the delivery of two ex-United States Army UH-60L Blackhawks The aircraft...

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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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