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Baltimore County Battles Wildland Fire at Loch Raven Reservoir With Aerial Assistance

April 25, 2024

‘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...

Wyoming’s C-130s Play Key Role in Fighting Regional Wildfires

September 30, 2020

Massive amounts of air support are being used to fight the Mullen Fire from various commercial operators as well as government agencies. As of...

A day that won’t be forgotten: Mullen Fire explodes to burn 32,328 more acres

September 28, 2020

There were no doubts the critical weather conditions and natural fuels feeding the Mullen Fire burning in the mountains about 40 miles west of...

Cleanup on USS Bonhomme Richard Continues as Ship’s Fate Remains Unclear

September 22, 2020

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) hasn’t moved from the pier-side spot where it caught fire on July 12 and burned for...

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