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Historic Agreement Makes it Easier to Work Across Jurisdictions

CAL FIRE and the Bureau of Land Management sign a statewide Good Neighbor Authority agreement making it easier to work across land jurisdictions and...

Aerial Firefighting APAC 2023 – A Dubbo Success Story

When looking through the previous locations of the Tangent Link Aerial Firefighting series of conferences with names like Athens, Greece, Nimes, France, Sacramento, California...

Cal Fire Using State-of-the-Art Helicopter to Fight Wildfires

A state-of-the-art aircraft is taking flight for CAL-FIRE headed into wildfire season. Helicopter "Three-Seven-Sierra" is stationed at Hemet-Ryan Air Attack Base. This Sikorsky S-64, also known...

County to Purchase Two Additional Firehawk helicopters

Supervisor Kathryn Barger, in a bid to bolster L.A. County’s firefighting efforts, announced at the Wildfire Town Hall this week the county is purchasing...

Reserve Citizen Airmen Showcase at One of The Nation’s Biggest Air Shows

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 302nd Airlift Wing arrived at one of the nation’s biggest air shows today to showcase the wing’s special aerial...

Experts Worry About Canadian Water Bomber Expertise With Rising Demand, Aging Fleets

Aviation experts say Canada is losing expertise in the manufacturing of water bombers -- just as demand for them is increasing. The Canadair CL-415, a...

Does Nova Scotia Need it’s Own Waterbombers?

After the devastating wildfires that displaced hundreds in Nova Scotia last week, people are starting to ask if it is time for the province...

Crews Continue to Battle Grayling Fire in Michigan

Fire crews plan to work through the night to contain the estimated 2,400-acre Wilderness Trail Fire in Crawford County which closed I-75 for much...

Expansion of rescEU Aerial Firefighting Fleet for Wildfire Season Announced

European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic has said that the rescEU aerial firefighting fleet will be doubled for this year’s wildfire season. The...

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