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Winch training to help fight remote fires

Twenty-five Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) firefighters are undertaking winch training to enable rapid attack of fires where access is limited by remoteness,...

Firefighting helicopters delivered to the ACT

Three "invaluable" firefighting helicopters have arrived in the ACT to help protect the territory during the bushfire season. Fire conditions look favorable this season and...

Terrain turbulence affects Dzukou Valley fire fighting

Turbulence because of terrain, controllability of chopper with 3,500 liters of water in a specialized bucket dangling from a 23-ft cable and pinpointing target...

Aerial Firefighting Thrives in Brazil with the Help of Agricultural Aviation

This article was originally published in the print version of AerialFire Magazine's January/February issue. Story by Lucas Zanoni 2020 was characterized by the rise of agricultural...

The RJ85 Heads Downunder

For the past three years, the Conair RJ85 has traveled from its home hangar at Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, to New South Wales, Australia,...

Dzukou: IAF resumes Bambi bucket operations to control wildfire

Indian Air Force helicopters on Sunday resumed Bambi Bucket operations to douse the fire in Dzouku Valley. Four Mi-17 helicopters have been deployed at Dimapur...

Air tanker investment essential to preventing tragedy

It is just on a year since the Mt Currowan fire terrorized the Eurobodalla shire killing four people, destroying 500 homes, and affecting thousands...

Huge change to Aussie fire tactics

A year ago Australians couldn't believe what they were seeing. Sydney Harbour shrouded in smoke, red apocalyptic skies, footage of fires rising up and "crowning" among...

Simrik Air helicopter conducts fire-fighting mission at Pathivara Temple Area

KATHMANDU: Simrik Air Helicopter having call sign 9N-AJZ with Pilot-In-Command Capt. Surendra Paudel and the team flew to the Pathivara Temple area of Taplejung...

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