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Dozens of homes damaged in massive New Jersey forest fire

Nearly 30 homes and two commercial buildings have been damaged in a New Jersey forest fire that ignited Sunday and quickly spread amid windy...

Cal Fire Beats Decade-Old Suit Over Firefighting Chemical Bids

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection may have made administrative mistakes in the process of purchasing over $50 million in firefighting chemicals,...

Climate change complicates Colorado’s need for wildfire aircraft

When wildfires swept across Colorado and the western U.S. last summer and fall, water- and retardant-dropping airplanes and helicopters that can make the difference...

Colorado competes with other states for wildfire-fighting aircraft. Climate change makes that a big problem

When wildfires swept across Colorado and the western U.S. last summer and fall, water- and retardant-dropping airplanes and helicopters that can make the difference between...

Tim Sheehy: Wildfire Caucus to serve as a critical asset in combatting raging fires

America is on fire. Every year for the past decade, the United States has suffered a record number of ferocious wildfires. In 2020, more...

South Coast residents give harrowing evidence as part of the Senate bushfire inquiry

Bushfire-affected South Coast residents are still living in tents, struggling to get running water and are being left behind because of gaping holes in...

U.S. Helicopter Safety Team Issues a “Blueprint” for Confronting IIMC and Pilot Spatial Disorientation

WASHINGTON DC – Inadvertent Instrument Meteorological Conditions leading to pilot spatial disorientation continue to be a leading cause of fatal helicopter accidents. From 2000 to...

Helicopter helps Cape firefighters contain Signal Hill fire, but watching for flare-ups

Cape Town - The City of Cape Town firefighters have managed to contain a fire on Signal Hill on Tuesday, but a section of...

Aerial firefighting: A crucial tool to protect resources

As lawmakers across the country return to their Capitol posts, some are kicking off the new year with legislation calling for increased wildfire resources,...

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