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Game-changing Upgrade for Australia’s Largest Firefighting Helicopter

December 9, 2024

What it Takes to Become a Firefighter in the Sky

April 22, 2024

As Canada braces for what’s expected to be an incredibly active wildfire season, Abbotsford, B.C., company Conair is hustling to train aerial firefighters. The...

Corrosion From New Fire Retardant Grounds Two Air Tankers

April 22, 2024

Two aerial firefighting jets, including one based in Missoula, have been grounded because of corrosion apparently caused by a new fire retardant the U.S....

NASA, FAA Partner to Develop New Wildland Fire Technologies

April 22, 2024

NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have established a research transition team to guide the development of wildland fire technology. Wildland fires are occurring...

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

April 18, 2024

Photos by Steve Nelson, AerialFire photographer On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) presented Colorado’s 2024 Wildfire Preparedness...

Colorado’s New Firehawk Set for First Flight

April 17, 2024

After a year of delays, Colorado's Department of Fire Prevention and Control's (DFPC) new Firehawk will make its first official flight, albeit a short...

Redding Air Attack Base Enhancements More Than Double Firefighting Capability

April 15, 2024

REDDING, Calif. — On April 25, the USDA Forest Service and partners, including the Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Redding, will celebrate...

U.S Forest Service Set to Conduct Annual Hoist Training in Bend, Oregon

April 10, 2024

The U.S Forest Service is set to conduct annual recertification training in Mid April in the Deschutes National Forest west of Bend, Oregon next...

San Bernardino Sheriff Accepts Completed Bell 412 EPX from Hangar One

April 10, 2024

Initially announced on February 27 in a press release from Bell Helicopter, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department took the initial delivery of a...

UAFA Authors Letter to Government on Retardant Testing Concerns

April 4, 2024

Following the suspension of the USFS integrated Operational Field Evaluation (iOFE) on Magnesium Chloride-based retardant last week, the United Aerial Firefighters Association authored a...

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