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C-130 MAFFS Training Conducted in San Bernardino

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Four C-130 aircraft from the California and Nevada Air National Guard worked alongside the U.S. Forest Service during annual refresher...

Columbia Helicopters and Aurora Flight Sciences aim to develop technology for aerial firefighting flights in degraded visual environments

Aurora, Oregon – May 4th, 2021 – Columbia Helicopters (Columbia) and Aurora Flight Sciences (Aurora), a Boeing Company, this week entered into a memorandum of understanding...

Six months of progress after Bushfire Royal Commission

The Australian Government is methodically implementing the recommendations handed down on 30 October 2020 by the Royal Commission Into National Natural Disasters (Royal Commission). Recommendations...

Flagler County Makes a Little History With Its First Aerial-Ignition Prescribed Fire at Princess Place

Flagler County on Friday successfully completed its first prescribed fire utilizing FireFlight equipped with an aerial ignition machine to set fire to 85 acres...

Bridger Aerospace Begins Fire Season With Air Attack Aircraft Headed to Mesa, AZ

Montana-based Bridger Aerospace launched the first aircraft of its fleet into service this week, moving a Turbine Commander to Mesa Gateway Airport where it...

Napa County declines Fire Boss planes for the 2021 wildfire season

After hearing from Cal Fire, Napa County will forego an offer from a private group to base two water-dropping Fire Boss planes here this...

Wildland firefighting victories overshadowed by major fires in 2020

CENTENNIAL, Colo — The 2020 Colorado wildfire season burned a record 678,246 acres which included the three biggest fires in state history. That grabbed the majority of...

Bracing for more big wildfires, Colorado leaders shift strategy to “fight fires when they are small”

Facing a worsening wildfire predicament, Colorado leaders on Thursday braced for more big burns and declared they’re shifting state strategy and millions of taxpayer...

Napa supervisors want analysis of Fire Boss idea for quick wildfire response

Advocates trying to bring two water-dropping, single-engine planes to Napa County to get a quick jump on fighting wildfires will have their day before...

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