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Helitak Recieves Additional Approvals From The FAA

Australian based Helitak Fire Fighting Equipment has received further approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to add more Black Hawk model Type Certificates...

VIDEO: Coastal Fire – Fighting the Wildfire From Above

Take a look at FOX 11's Christina Gonzalez showing how the firefight happens from above with various aircraft.   https://youtu.be/wNYlNhqoWIU  

City of Carlsbad Extends Airport Lease With BLM as Wildfire Danger Looms in Eddy County

A camp trailer and small storage shed based at the Cavern City Air Terminal near Carlsbad leased to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) play...

New Cal Fire Director Talks Priorities, Equipment Improvements

In his first Sacramento TV interview since getting the top job, Cal Fire Chief Joe Tyler about his biggest priorities and what keeps him...

How an Ex-Hollywood Stunt Pilot and a Park Ranger Invented Aerial Firefighting

Were it not for the efforts of two men who settled in the town of Willows, California, the August Complex Fire, the largest in...

Practice runs for fire season

An S-2 air tanker from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection drops water on a simulated fire at a Whitmore ranch Wednesday,...

Wildfire Forces Evacuations Near Patagonia

Santa Cruz County authorities are ordering evacuations Sunday after a wildfire that started near Patagonia spread to 10,000 acres in less than 24 hours. The...

Airborne Firefighting Units Participate in Interagency Spring Training in Idaho

By Staff Sgt. Matthew Greiner 152nd Airlift Wing Less than two years after the most devastating firefighting season in the United States, the Modular Airborne Fire...

Fighting Fire From the Sky: Aerial Exercises Prepare For Upcoming Season

Mock battles are taking place in the skies above Redding this week as aerial firefighters practice for the looming fire season. The training is taking...

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