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Tangent Link Announces 2025 Aerial Firefighting Show Locations for Europe and Australia

March 21, 2024

Bridger Showcases FireTrac at CES in Las Vegas

January 6, 2023

Bridger Aerospace Group is showcasing its new wildfire monitoring app, FireTrac, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week from January 5-8,...

Coulson Assets Arrive in Melbourne as Season Kicks Off

January 3, 2023

As the fire season in the northern hemisphere winds down, arrivals and preparations have begun as aviation assets contracted through the National Aerial Firefighting...

Firefighter Safety During Aerial Operations

January 3, 2023

During my 35 years as a wildland firefighter, I've been involved and privy to many stories about near-death experiences. Those stories often involved ground...

European Fire Suppressant Tested Stateside for First Time Ever at Rifle Garfield County Airport

October 11, 2022

Rifle Garfield County Airport played host Monday to the nation’s very first exhibition of a fire suppressant common to Europe. Burning brush piles collected from...

Mechanized Birds: Wildland Firefighting With Drone Intelligence

October 6, 2022

The robotic birds of the sky, known colloquially as drones, were a menace to the wildland firefighting community. The mere appearance of a recreational...

The Dangers of Misinformation in Wildland Fire Aviation

September 9, 2022

The Balance of Cost versus Benefit Wildland fire agencies have a huge reliance on the private sector to provide the assets and many times the...

Quick Reaction Force Deploys in California

September 9, 2022

For the second consecutive year, three Southern California fire departments — Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), and Ventura...

South Lake County Fire Protection District Receives 2 New HeloPods

August 19, 2022

Middletown – A generous donation from The South Lake Fire Sirens Auxiliary Group has allowed South Lake County Fire Protection District to order two...

Forest Service Operates Temporary Large Air Tanker Base From Casper Natrona County Airport

August 3, 2022

CASPER, Wyoming - In the summer, Casper is the home base for two Single Engine Air Tankers, or SEATS, that help fight fires in...

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

Colorado’s New Firehawk Set for First Flight

Multiple Wildfires Burning Over 10-Mile Stretch in South Jersey, Officials Say

Bucket-Bearing Helicopter Crews Drill on Mohawk River in Colonie

Recoil Aerospace Achieves STC for T1000-E Wildfire Suppression System

Entrol to Open Maintenance Center in the Americas in 2024

UAS in Aerial Firefighting: How Are Drones Addressing Our Growing Wildfire Challenges?

Drones Force ‘Complete Shutdown’ of Aerial Firefighting Efforts at B.C.’s Biggest Wildfire

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