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EU to Double Firefighting Air Assets by 2029

The European Union is working to double the amount of aerial firefighting equipment provided to its member countries by 2029. “We have a goal of...

GPMS and Helisul Achieve Brazilian STC for Foresight on Airbus H125 Helicopter Platform

Waterbury, VT – August 11, 2022 – GPMS, which provides the helicopter industry’s most advanced Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS), known as Foresight MX,...

EU Nations Rally to Assist France With Wildfire Threat

As French officials warned Thursday that flare-ups could cause a massive wildfire to further spread in the country's parched southwest, President Emmanuel Macron tweeted that...

BC Wildfire Service Explains Why it Uses Smaller Aircraft to Fight Fires

Every year, without fail, the wildfires start and the calls to bring back the venerable Martin Mars water bomber begin anew. But, the BC Wildfire...

Fire Boss Crashes into Water in Greece, Both Onboard Escape

At 11:16 local time in Greece, during firefighting efforts in Nea Peramos, a Pays Aviation Air Tractor AT 802 Fireboss, registered VH-FBZ sank while...

Helicopter Crashes During Firefighting Efforts in Greece

During firefighting efforts in Samos, Greece, a leased Mil Mi-8 crashed into the Aegean Sea, west of the island on July 13th.  Two of...

Villages Evacuated as Fire Keeps Blazing in the North

“This is a catastrophe, it will take a long time before we can assess the damage cause by the fire and start planning the...

Australian Helicopters Arrive in Greece to Help for Third Fire Season

Six specialist fire fighting helicopters from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia have arrived in Greece for their third fire season. The helicopters have been...

Emergency Mission Launched by Pakistan Army to Douse Balochistan Forest Inferno

The Pakistan Army has launched an emergency mission after three people were burnt to death and several injured while battling a violent fire at...

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