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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,...

Southern California Edison Files Annual Update to 2020-2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan

Southern California Edison today filed an annual update to its 2020-22 Wildfire Mitigation Plan with the California Public Utilities Commission. This year’s filing highlights adjustments that...

Aerial seeding completed in Badger Fire area

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —Work is being done to grow back some of what was lost on the land affected by the Badger Fire...

A collaborative approach to detecting, fighting & extinguishing bushfires

The cutting edge Australian developed technology leading the way in FireTech Three trailblazing Sunshine Coast-based companies are changing the way bushfires are detected, fought, and...

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