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SEAT’s: Behind The Scenes With Some of Utah’s Firefighting Planes

ERDA, Utah — As wildfire season continues in Utah, aircraft are being utilized to help fight fires from the air. At the Tooele Valley Airport...

SEAT Aircraft Crashes in Oregon

Late on the evening of Thursday, July 25th, a Single Engine Air Tanker fighting a fire north of Burns, Oregon, was reported missing after...

DFPC Names Director of Strategic Communications

The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) announced on July 26th, 2024, Eric Hurst as the new Director of Strategic Communications. For the...

Two CAL FIRE Contractors Perish in Accident in Humboldt County, CA

A Cessna 206 Stationair aircraft was involved in an accident near Kneeland Airport in Humboldt County, California, at approximately 11:04 AM PST on July...

Work Begins on Air Tanker Base

BOISE – The Bureau of Land Management’s Boise District started construction this week on a single engine air tanker base at the Mountain Home...

BLM Expands Aircraft Capabilities in Mountain Home to Fight Wildland Fire

BOISE, Idaho–The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise District will begin construction on the Mountain Home Single Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) Base at the...

MAFFS Aircraft Deployed in Support of California Fires

At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, U.S. Northern Command deployed two C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) from...

U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore Merrell to Visit Firefighters Responding to Wildfires in California

WASHINGTON -- Today, July 16, 2024, the U.S Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore Merrell, will join Orange County Fire Chief Brian Fennessy and other...

Firefighters Utilize New Weapon in Their Battle Against Vista Fire

Firefighters have utilized a new weapon in their battle against the Vista Fire, which is raging in the area near Lytle Creek, north of...

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