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Gov. Jay Inslee signed Rep. Mary Dye’s aerial suppression bill into law Monday, May 15, culminating a seven-year effort to...

Rotors and propellers sat at ease Wednesday as firefighters from a long list of agencies learned about one another’s aerial...

Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed a bill into law that clarifies the penalties when someone interferes with firefighting aircraft by...

In a display of bipartisanship, two Valley congressmen worked together to enhance wildfire fighting technology. Congressman Jim Costa and Congressman...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — Amid a rainy May, wildfires are the last thing on most people’s minds. Yet for firefighters...

By Ernesto Franzen For the last four years, Portuguese operator Heliportugal has been leasing three Kamov 32A11BC heavy helicopters from...

About 200 troops have been deployed by the Canadian Armed Forces to help fight wildfires burning across Alberta, and 100 more...

Alberta's 2019 decision to cancel funding for an elite wildfire-fighting crew in 2019 came despite pleas to keep the Rapattack...

EDMONTON — Former members of an elite Alberta wildfire-fighting crew say government budget cuts have left the province battling its...

The aerial firefighting industry descended on the Pacific Northwest for this year's installment of the Tangent Link-run Aerial Firefighting North...