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Governor Polis & DFPC Present Colorado’s 2024 Wildfire Outlook at Rocky Mountain Metro

April 18, 2024

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue upgrades helicopter fleet with delivery of first AW139 helicopter

October 15, 2020

Leonardo announced October 13, 2020 that Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) has taken delivery of its first AW139 helicopter. The October 13 handoff included a small...

Naval Station Norfolk brings back the ‘Bambi Bucket’ to put out fires, save lives

October 12, 2020

NORFOLK, Va. — It's hard to put a finger on exactly what it resembles. From one angle it seems like a traffic cone. From...

Senate inquiry calls for bushfire fleet, lambasts Commonwealth funding

October 12, 2020

A business case to build a sovereign Australian fleet of firefighting aircraft capable of extinguishing remote fires before they become disasters has been recommended...

‘Showstoppers’: Emails reveal barriers to flying firefighters in Black Hawks

October 12, 2020

The NSW Rural Fire Service faces an uphill battle to get two Black Hawk helicopters to fly firefighters to remote areas because it is...

Santa Barbara County Introduces Refitted UH-60L as Copter 964 for Aerial Firefighting and Rescue

October 9, 2020

Santa Barbara County's joint Sheriff-Fire Air Support Unit announced the arrival from Alabama of Copter 964, a 2004 Sikorsky HH-60L helicopter. Since its purchase...

Southern California Edison Funds ‘Critical Aerial Support’ for Daytime and Nighttime Firefighting

October 7, 2020

Partnership with the Orange County Fire Authority and Coulson Aviation brings the world’s largest fire helicopter to SCE’s service area. ROSEMEAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Captain Greg Barta...

U.S Forest Service Releases Multi Year Report on Firefighting Use And Effectiveness

October 6, 2020

The U.S Forest Service released their final report today on the Aerial Firefighting Use and Effectiveness (AFUE) study. The Aerial Firefighting Use and Effectiveness (AFUE)...

Erickson Aero Tanker Spotted Dropping in Southern Oregon

October 5, 2020

Deputy Chief Mike Hussey of Jackson County Fire District 3 recognized his firefighters just couldn’t move fast enough as they tried to try to...

West Virginia Guard aircrew personnel help combat wildland fires in California

October 2, 2020

Story by Edward Wrinston Four members of the West Virginia National Guard’s Company C, 1-150th Assault Battalion are in California flying aerial wildland firefighting missions...

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