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UAFA Annual Conference Sees Surge in Attendance, Focuses on Wildfire Industry Collaboration

January 6, 2025

“It’s a Worldwide Problem”: How North American and Australian Firefighters Work Together

January 20, 2020

In December, Jeff Austin, an air-attack officer with the British Columbia Wildfire Service who has spent forty-one years on the fire line, was at...

Albuquerque Aerial Firefighting Company Helping With Australia Wildfires

January 12, 2020

As wildfires rage in Australia, an Albuquerque company will have a big part in the fight. Crews for 10 Tanker will soon be flying DC-10s...

Are Bigger Water Bombers the Answer to Australia's Bushfire Woes?

November 25, 2019

It has become a familiar and reassuring sight — planes and helicopters dumping loads of water and fire retardant on out-of-control blazes. But experts are...

What to Know About the Wildfire Management Technology Advancement Act

November 7, 2019

What if drones were in the sky over the Yarnell Hill Fire in June 2013 when strong winds overran 19 firefighters? Or the 1994...

As Fire Seasons Overlap in Australia and California, Sharing Firefighting Resources Gets Harder

November 6, 2019

Greg Mullins is frightened, and that goes against the grain. "My whole career as a fire chief was trying to calm people down," he...

VIDEO: A Behind The Scenes Look at Air Tanker Prep in California

November 5, 2019

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - It's all hands on deck at the Central Coast Jet Center at the Santa Maria Airport. On Friday, air tankers were...

Alice Excluded From National Water Bomber Deal

September 23, 2019

Three small fixed-wing aircraft and one helicopter are standing by at Batchelor for use as water bombers during the fire season but there are...

Aerial Tracking Strengthens Fire Prevention

September 20, 2019

In the 10 months after the Woolsey fire, Southern California Edison remains the region’s whipping boy, a wounded company caught in the crosshairs of...

Experts Share Strategies at Wildfire Preparedness Fair

September 18, 2019

Measures San Diego Gas & Electric is taking to protect people from fire hazards and ensure fire safety were among the highlights of the...

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‘It’s a Nightmare’: DC 10 Pilot Describes Battling Calif. Wildfires

Inside the Aerial Fire Response in Los Angeles County

UAFA and NWSA: National Firefighter Associations Warn Congress: America’s Wildfire Defense System Needs Immediate Overhaul

Statement From UAFA: Faster Wildfire Response is Critical for American Communities

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