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Contra Costa Fire, PG&E Partner to Staff Aerial Firefighting Helicopter

October 10, 2024

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...

Courage Under Fire – The Creek Fire Rescue

October 14, 2020

A normal holiday weekend turns into a rescue for the record books for Stockton, California based Chinook and Black Hawk crews. What started as a...

Southern California Edison Funds ‘Critical Aerial Support’ for Daytime and Nighttime Firefighting

October 7, 2020

Partnership with the Orange County Fire Authority and Coulson Aviation brings the world’s largest fire helicopter to SCE’s service area. ROSEMEAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Captain Greg Barta...

Kestrel Aviation – Innovating to Keep Australians Safe

September 18, 2020

Beginning operations in 1985, many would be surprised to know that Kestrel Aviation began not an aerial firefighting company, but as a training provider....

Pilots describe daring aerial rescue of trapped Marin County firefighters

August 28, 2020

SONOMA, Calif. - The aerial rescue of two trapped Marin County firefighters last week was even more daring than it looked. "The windier it is, the harder...

Helicopter Pilot in Mount Hood Crash Identified

August 27, 2020

The aerial firefighting pilot killed in Monday's Mount Hood K-Max helicopter crash has been identified as Tom Duffy, 40. Duffy was killed while fighting...

Pilot of K-MAX Helicopter Killed Fighting White River Fire

August 25, 2020

The second crash in just over a week occurred Tuesday fighting the 1,100 acre White River Fire near Mt. Hood National Forest. Although few details...

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