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Frasco Wants Helicopters for Firefighting

CEBU, Philippines — Deputy Speaker and Cebu Fifth District Rep. Duke Frasco has pushed for the procurement of firefighting helicopters next year. Frasco filed House...

SPSA to Renew its Land-Based Airtanker Fleet

Today, Premier Scott Moe and Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Paul Merriman unveiled further details on the four re-purposed land-based airtanker aircraft, consisting...

Compass Minerals Announces no 2024 Fortress Retardant Contract with USFS

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—Compass Minerals, a provider of essential minerals, today announced that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has informed the company that it will...

Wipaire and Fire Boss Host Successful Operators Conference in Minnesota

March 18-20 saw Fire Boss operators from around the world descend on the Omni Hotel Viking Lakes for the 2024 Fire Boss Operators Conference...

Turkey Internationally Debuts New Air Tractor AT-802 Fire Boss on Exercise in North Macedonia

The international debut of Turkey's newest aerial fire-fighting asset—the Air Tractor AT-802 turbine-powered fire bomber—took place during the European Union-supported IPA Floods and Fires...

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

Tangent Link announced on March 21st, 2024, after the successful completion of the Aerial Firefighting North America show, that the conference series will continue...

Indian Air Force Respond to Fires with Bambi Bucket Equipped Mi-17

The Coonoor forest range in the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, has been engulfed in relentless wildfires for nearly a week. Stepping up to combat this...

Tangent Link Holds Another Successful Aerial Firefighting North America Show

Early March saw the latest round of the Aerial Firefighting North America (AFFNA) show return to Sacramento, California, for the first time since 2019....

Conair’s Simulators First in the World to be Certified for Aerial Firefighting

Transport Canada Certifies Mission Training System Flight Training Devices to Level 4 ABBOTSFORD, CANADA (March 7, 2024) – Conair Group Inc. is excited to announce...

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