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McDermott Aviation Branches into Fixed Wing with C-160 Purchases

Globally recognized aerial firefighting company McDermott Aviation, known for its large fleet of Bell 214 and 241ST aircraft, will soon become a fixed-wing aerial...

Helitak and Rotak Continue Certification Flights of CH-47 Underbelly Tank

Helitak Firefighting Equipment showed continued progress on the certification of their CH-47 underbelly tank system during recent flight testing currently underway in Arizona this...

Australia’s Largest Firefighting Helicopter Used for Operation at The Needles on Woronora River

Australia's largest firefighting helicopter was used in a difficult retrieval operation at The Needles on the Woronora River. The helicopter was brought in on October...

California Still Waits for 5 New Firefighting Aircraft 5 Years On

Nearly five years ago, Congress told the U.S. Air Force to convert seven surplus Coast Guard aircraft into firefighting tankers for California’s fire protection...

Ontario Strengthening Wildland Firefighting Efforts

The Ontario government is investing an additional $20.5 million in wildland fire management to continue to improve and modernize how we fight wildland fires. This...

Bridger CEO Tim Sheehy Raises 2.8m in Fundraising for Senate Seat Race

“Thanks to the outpouring of support from grassroots conservatives, we’re in a strong position to win and finally beat Jon Tester in 2024,” Tim...

CAL FIRE Issues Urgent Warning on Incursions of Unmanned Aircraft Systems

CAL FIRE, alongside our cooperators, wishes to issue an urgent warning regarding the incursion of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, into...

Bridger Aerospace Successful in Bid to Acquire Four Spanish Super Scoopers, Expanding Operations into Europe

Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. announced September 20th, 2023, that it successfully bid via a public tender process to purchase four Canadair CL-215T Amphibious...

New Aerial Wildfire Equipment Needed in Canada

A recent analysis reveals that Coulson Aviation, a British Columbia-based company, produces some of the world’s leading aerial wildfire equipment. However, Canada does not...

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