Aerial Attack: What It Takes to Fight Texas Wildfires From the Sky
As summer drags on, a familiar scene plays out almost every day somewhere in Texas: Dry brush ignites and flames...
Cal Fire San Diego Adds Helicopter Based in Ramona to Region’s Aerial Firefighting Arsenal
RAMONA — Cal Fire San Diego has leased a firefighting helicopter to operate out of the Ramona airport — outfitted with a...
‘Different Tool in the Toolbox’: How Aircraft Dampen Fire Growth
ELMO – Residents, firefighters, tourists and rubberneckers on the west shore of Flathead Lake this past week may have noticed something...
Pilot Remembered for Warmth, Humor
Tom Hayes had many roles in his life, from his service in the military to work as a helicopter pilot...
BC Wildfire Service Explains Why it Uses Smaller Aircraft to Fight Fires
Every year, without fail, the wildfires start and the calls to bring back the venerable Martin Mars water bomber begin...
Black Hawk to Firehawk: Work Continues on Colorado’s New Firefighting Helicopter
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — With seemingly more frequent and more intense fires, first responders need all the help they can get. Centennial-basedUnited Rotorcraft is...
Montana’s Elmo Fire Grows to 16,000+ Acres, Bridger Deploys Four Scoopers and FireTrac
A large fire sparked last week between Elmo and Dayton in Montana has grown from an initial 4,000 acres to...
Beech Creek Fire Spreads to 200 acres; Highway 395 North Remains Closed Between Mt. Vernon and Long Creek
MT. VERNON — Fire crews with the Oregon Department of Forestry, the Malheur National Forest and Grayback Forestry battled a...
Forest Service Operates Temporary Large Air Tanker Base From Casper Natrona County Airport
CASPER, Wyoming - In the summer, Casper is the home base for two Single Engine Air Tankers, or SEATS, that...
APSA Holds Another Successful APSCON Convention in Reno
The last week of July the APSCON convention descended on Reno, Nevada. The week saw the best of airborne public...
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