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CAL FIRE – Changing the Game With the S-70i

When the average person thinks about aerial firefighting, images that come to mind are often of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft dropping water and retardant...

PJ Helicopters Annouces IS-BAO Certification

PJ Helicopters, Inc. announced in August that the company had achieved the sought-after designation as a Stage 1 IS-BAO Certification operator, effective August 6th,...

Air Support Ready to Target White Rock Lake Wildfire in Naswhito Creek

Smoke is visible from the Naswhito Creek area on the southeast flank of the out-of-control White Rock Lake wildfire burning at an estimated 56,500...

Fighting Wildfires with Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting

The United States (U.S.) is on fire… literally. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, this calendar year the nation has experienced 39,955 wildfires, two...

Wisconsin National Guard Black Hawk Helicopters Sent to California and Washington to Assist With Wildfires

Three Wisconsin National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and 23 Soldiers will assist California and Washington as those states battle wildfires raging across their...

Idaho Senators Warn of Jet Fuel Shortages Hampering Wildfire Fight

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan U.S. senators from the West, including Idaho Republicans Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, are urging the Biden administration to coordinate across...

Colorado’s Division of Fire Prevention and Control & United Rotorcraft Sign Deal for New S-70i Firehawk

The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) announced today the signing of a contract with United Rotorcraft, a division of Air Methods...

Conair Announces the Passing of Barry Marsden, Chairman and CEO

ABBOTSFORD, CANADA (July 29, 2021) – It is with profound sadness that Conair Group Inc. announces that Barry Marsden, one of the company’s founding...

Ukrainian aerial firefighters helping Turkey fight wildfires

Aerial firefighting crews with the State Emergency Service of Ukraine made 18 flights in the past day, dropping a total of 144 tonnes of...

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