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San Bernardino Air Tanker Base Plays Critical Role in Southern California’s Fight Against Wildfires

Firefighters on the ground and in the air are battling three major wildfires in Southern California. The Airport, Bridge and Line Fires have burned more than...

U.S. Senators Question Retardant Testing in Letter to Under Secretary Wilkes

In a letter dated July 30th, 2024, eight U.S. Senators raised questions on the approval process through the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) of new...

BOOST Systems Offers First FAA Certified UH-1 HEC System

North Vancouver, BC – August 01, 2024 – BOOST Systems, the global leader in fully certified Human External Cargo (HEC) Systems, Personal Carrying Device...

Work Begins on Air Tanker Base

BOISE – The Bureau of Land Management’s Boise District started construction this week on a single engine air tanker base at the Mountain Home...

U.S Forest Service Issues “Tactical Pause” on Several Bell Medium Helicopter Types

Just days after a Bell 212 was lost in the Northwest Territories in Canada, resulting in the loss of the pilot, the U.S. Forest...

Smokejumpers, Aircraft Working on Pair of Fires Near Central, Circle

Via Alaska Fire Service Wolf Fire (#255) – A helicopter dropped water on the quarter-acre fire southwest of Eagle, reducing fire activity enough for smokejumpers to...

Executive Profile – John Gould

AerialFire recently caught up with John Gould to talk about his career in the aerial firefighting industry and his path to becoming the CEO of...

The A400M and C-130 by the Numbers

Over 50 years have passed since the introduction of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS), a self-contained unit used for aerial firefighting for...

Governor Polis & DFPC Present Colorado’s 2024 Wildfire Outlook at Rocky Mountain Metro

Photos by Steve Nelson, AerialFire photographer On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) presented Colorado’s 2024 Wildfire Preparedness...

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