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As another B.C. wildfire season winds down, exhausted firefighters return home

They are some of the unsung heroes who you never actually see, like the pilots who fly dangerous missions trying to extinguish wildfires. And...

Spain Deploys Dozens of Aircraft to Fight Wildfires

JUBRIQUE, Spain — Soldiers were deployed Sunday in southeastern Spain to join the battle against a major wildfire that is burning for a fourth...

National sovereign Large Air Tanker boosts bushfire protection ahead of summer

A Large Air Tanker (LAT) will be based in Australia on year-round standby for aerial assaults on bushfires across the country following a $4...

DART Aerospace – Innovating for a Safer Tomorrow

In the aerospace world, industry juggernaut companies often start with humble beginnings; DART and Simplex Aerospace are two of those companies. With parallel origins,...

Columbia Helicopters Wins Turkey Firefighting Contract

Columbia Helicopters last month signed a contract partnering with CMC Savunma Sanayi A.S. to provide two (2) Columbia 234 Multi-Mission Chinooks for firefighting and...

Fire Authority Must be Designated a Defense Agency

The Israel Fire and Rescue Service is a small agency that cannot truly counter extreme-case scenarios. Upgrading its status to a state-level defense organization...

Greece to Modernize Aerial Firefighting Fleet After Record Fire Season

Greece announced a plan this week to spend 1.7 billion euros on modernizing the country's aerial firefighting capabilities in a parliamentary session where Prime...

Large Air Tanker Due to Touch Down This Month

A Large Air Tanker (LAT) will soon arrive in Bundaberg, just in time for the next bushfire season. The LAT will remain in Australia for...

Russian Beriev BE-200 Aircraft Crashes in Turkey

A Russian Navy Beriev Be-200 (RF-88450) amphibious water bomber crashed into high terrain in Turkey on August 14th near Kahramanmaras, about 34 miles northwest...

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