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FORTRESS North America wins U.S. Forest Service contract for mobile fire retardant mixing tank

Fortress delivers high quality mixing tank for Very Large Air Tankers (VLATs) at U.S. Forest Service Medford Air Tanker Base (ATB) Medford, OR. -...

Black Hawk boost for aerial firefighting in Australia

Air services company Aerotech has unveiled two ex-US military Black Hawk helicopters, which will become the first of their kind to be used for...

FORTRESS North America Introduces the First, All New, Long-Term Fire Retardant to Pass all US Forest Service Laboratory Tests in Over Two Decades

Innovative Company Delivers Advanced Formula, Long-Term Fire Retardant Technology, Moving to Final Operational Field Evaluation at the U.S. Forest Service Air Tanker Base in...

Night-vision helicopter will tackle Southern Oregon wildfires

Conditions are ripe for a bad wildfire season in Southern Oregon, but a helicopter with night-vision capabilities will be among the weapons in the...

New technology could allow nighttime aerial wildfire suppression in Colorado

LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — Following a historic year for wildfires in Colorado, state fire officials could be considering new tactics for 2020. Among them: nighttime aerial...

UPDATED: Four Feared Lost in UH-60A Firefighting Helicopter Crash in Leesburg, Florida

According to local news sources, one body has been recovered with three others aboard the aircraft unaccounted for in a helicopter crash involving a...

Gov. Newsom previews $2 billion investment in wildfire preparations

New Black Hawk helicopters will be added to the Cal Fire collection, while a large amount of money will go toward fuels management and...

Combating Wildfires in California

Combating the Wildfire Issue in California needs to be more than just rhetoric. Californians need these efforts to be effective. Our lives and our...

Two new Firehawk helicopters beef up firefighting arsenal in Ventura County

Ventura County's aerial firefighting capabilities got a huge boost with the recent arrival of two new helicopters. "We are now tripling our water dropping capabilities with...

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