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Game-changing Upgrade for Australia’s Largest Firefighting Helicopter

December 9, 2024

VIDEO: RAAF Assists Delivery of New NSWRFS Bell 412 with C-17

May 30, 2023

Australia's Royal Australian Air Force assisted the New South Wales Rural Fire Service in receiving their latest asset, another Bell 412 that arrived this...

Federal Court Sides with Counties, Cities, and Forestry Groups, Ruling USFS May Continue Use of Aerial Fire Retardants to Fight Wildfires

May 26, 2023

MISSOULA, MT — Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana (Court) issued a ruling in a case brought by Forest Service Employees...

Slovenia Receives First Air Tractor AT-802 Aerial Firefighting Aircraft

May 26, 2023

The Republic of Slovenia received its first Air Tractor AT-802 single-engine fire-fighting plane on May 9th, 2023, the nation's Ministry of Defence confirmed. The...

Wildfire Season Forecast to be ‘Normal,’ But Unknowns Linger

May 26, 2023

Montana is forecast to have normal wildfire risk this summer amid above-average temperatures and about normal precipitation, with little change to current drought conditions. The...

Aerial Fire Suppression Bill Signed by Gov. Inslee

May 26, 2023

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

Durango Air Tanker Base Opens for Fire Season

May 25, 2023

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

New Montana Law Adds Criminal Penalty for Flying Drones Near Wildfires

May 23, 2023

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

Bipartisan Efforts Fly Firefighting Technology To New Heights

May 22, 2023

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

Jeffco Airtanker Base Opens For Summer Wildfire Season

May 22, 2023

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

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USNORTHCOM Activates Eight C-130 Aircraft In Response to LA Wildfires

Airwolf Aerospace Receives More STC Approvals with Two New EASA STCs for True Blue Power® Lithium-ion Batteries in Eight Helicopter Models

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Momentum Aeronautics Nears STC Approval of the New Model 11600 Scooping Floats for the Air Tractor 802A

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

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