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Unique Forest Service Program Saves Money and Lives with Innovative Technology

Gifford Pinchot, founding father of the USDA Forest Service, revolutionized American forestry in the late 1800s and recognized the need for science-based forestry. The...

Firefighting helicopters delivered to the ACT

Three "invaluable" firefighting helicopters have arrived in the ACT to help protect the territory during the bushfire season. Fire conditions look favorable this season and...

Aerial Firefighting Thrives in Brazil with the Help of Agricultural Aviation

This article was originally published in the print version of AerialFire Magazine's January/February issue. Story by Lucas Zanoni 2020 was characterized by the rise of agricultural...

Neptune Aviation lands $2M state grant for hangar acquisition, job creation

The Missoula County Airport Authority this week approved a $2 million state loan for Neptune Aviation to fund the purchase of two aircraft hangars...

Air tanker investment essential to preventing tragedy

It is just on a year since the Mt Currowan fire terrorized the Eurobodalla shire killing four people, destroying 500 homes, and affecting thousands...

Huge change to Aussie fire tactics

A year ago Australians couldn't believe what they were seeing. Sydney Harbour shrouded in smoke, red apocalyptic skies, footage of fires rising up and "crowning" among...

Canadian firefighting aircraft departs Bundaberg as Queensland’s bushfire season officially ends

A huge firefighting aircraft leased by the Queensland Government has left the country after helping to quell fires raging on K'gari Fraser Island, as...

How Oregon Is Fighting Wildfires with Technology

The Oregon Department of Forestry has been busy. As wildfires raged across Oregon in 2020, the agency was tasked once again with keeping them...

Tasmania boosts its aerial bushfire-fighting capacity

Tasmania’s aerial firefighting capacity has been ramped up ahead of the summer bushfire season, with a fleet of 11 pre-positioned aircraft now ready to...

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