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Helicopters, Large Air Tanker Called in to Fight Fraser Island Fire

November 23, 2020

Conair's Bundaberg based Q-400 large air tanker and McDermott aviation's Bell 214ST are just two of the many firefighting assets being sent to Fraser...

OCFA Hosts Media Event to Showcase Coulson CH-47 Abilities

November 20, 2020

In a joint exercise hosted by the Orange County Fire Authority and Los Angeles County Fire Department, press members gathered at fire loading site...

Aerial Support Called to Fight Avenel Fire

November 19, 2020

Aerial support was deployed from Mangalore to fight a hay fire in Avenel on Thursday afternoon. Emergency services, including fire trucks from Avenel, Seymour, Locksley and Nagambie,...

Aerial Operation Underway to Put Out Forest Fire in North Iran

November 9, 2020

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Red Crescent Society of Iran have been flying aircraft...

Record Amount of Fire Retardant Dropped this Year from Jeffco Airtanker Base

November 9, 2020

The Jeffco Airtanker Base, which operates out of the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, has recorded a record-breaking amount of fire retardant used to fight fires. Through...

Contra Costa County Firefighters Unveil New Helicopter

October 27, 2020

Firefighters in Contra Costa County are stepping up their efforts to increase aerial firefighting by introducing a new helicopter ahead of extreme fire danger this weekend. Con Air 1...

Night-Time Aerial Firefighting Trialed

October 27, 2020

Trials are currently underway to test the capabilities of night-time aerial fire fighting, with the NSW Bushfire Inquiry recommending the technology be fully implemented...

CFA’s Ballarat air fleet cut ahead of summer bushfire season

October 22, 2020

Ballarat will have one less aerial firefighting supervision aircraft this summer and a single 'swing shift' combining the previous morning and afternoon shifts of...

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue upgrades helicopter fleet with delivery of first AW139 helicopter

October 15, 2020

Leonardo announced October 13, 2020 that Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) has taken delivery of its first AW139 helicopter. The October 13 handoff included a small...

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