International Operations

Second Deployment From NSW Boosts Canadian Firefighting Effort

A second New South Wales Rural Fire Service contingent of 49 personnel will deploy to Canada on June 6th, 2023, following another formal request...

Bridger Sends all Scoopers to Assist Canadian Fires

In its first international deployment, Montana-based Bridger Aerospace has launched all six of its CL-415EAF scooper fleet north to assist in the Canadian wildfire...

Conair Q400AT Joins the Fight in Canada

Conair’s Dash 8-400AT Assists Firefighters in Alberta, British Columbia, and Beyond A fleet of 70 aerial firefighting aircraft has deployed for the fire season from...

New South Wales Rural Fire Service 737 Headed Back to U.S. for Fire Season

For a third year in a row the Rural Fire Service (RFS) will send their 737 Large Air Tanker (LAT), the ‘Marie Bashir’ to...

Expansion of rescEU Aerial Firefighting Fleet for Wildfire Season Announced

European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic has said that the rescEU aerial firefighting fleet will be doubled for this year’s wildfire season. The...

VIDEO: RAAF Assists Delivery of New NSWRFS Bell 412 with C-17

Australia's Royal Australian Air Force assisted the New South Wales Rural Fire Service in receiving their latest asset, another Bell 412 that arrived this...

Slovenia Receives First Air Tractor AT-802 Aerial Firefighting Aircraft

The Republic of Slovenia received its first Air Tractor AT-802 single-engine fire-fighting plane on May 9th, 2023, the nation's Ministry of Defence confirmed. The...

International Firefighting Partnership Welcomes Macedonian Firefighters to Worthing

Macedonian firefighters recently traveled over 1,500 miles to visit Worthing Fire Station and learn about the English fire sector and the different ways of...

Portuguese Kamov Helicopters Under Risk of Grounding Due to Language Requirement

By Ernesto Franzen For the last four years, Portuguese operator Heliportugal has been leasing three Kamov 32A11BC heavy helicopters from the Ukraine for use in...

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