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Game-changing Upgrade for Australia’s Largest Firefighting Helicopter

December 9, 2024

National Guard Helicopter Training Inspires Team Spirit

May 11, 2020

CUSTER, S.D. (KEVN)- There were helicopters flying, and live fire smoke was visible in Custer State Park Friday--the South Dakota National Guard aviation unit was...

Aerial Firefighters Prepare For Elevated Coronavirus Risk During Wildland Fires

May 6, 2020

As the 2020 fire season approaches, aerial firefighters are instituting more protective measures for their flight crews and mechanics who may be at higher...

Peterson Airmen Train to Battle Summer Wildfires From the Air

April 29, 2020

As drought threatens the western United States, troops in Colorado Springs have spent the week getting ready to battle wildfires from the air. Peterson Air...

ATSB Releases Final Report on 2019 Air Crane Ditching in Victoria

April 21, 2020

Australia's accident investigation body, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) released the final report on the January 28th, 2019 ditching of an Erickson Air...

Australian Bushfire Royal Commission Begins Despite COVID-19 Delay

April 20, 2020

After a two week delay as the Australian government struggled with the logistics of holding a royal commission on a remote basis, the government's...

Hiring Takes off as Coulson Aviation Expands

April 14, 2020

Coulson Aviation job postings are popping up online in quick succession as the company expands its operations to meet rapidly rising demand for firefighting...

Aerial Firefighting Water Source to Remain After Successful Protest

April 10, 2020

Community residents in Lithgow, New South Wales celebrated this week after the Blue Mountains City Council rejected a development plan that would have seen...

What A Hotter And Drier World Means for Shared Firefighting

April 10, 2020

The close of the warmest decade on record brought with it widespread, devastating wildfires from the Amazon to Indonesia, the Arctic Circle and Australia. Firefighting resources and expertise have long been shared...

Gatlinburg’s Former Fire Chief Lambasts National Park Service in Deadly Wildfires Lawsuit

April 8, 2020

The National Park Service insists the agency did its best to warn residents and leaders in Gatlinburg of the approach of wildfires that would...

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