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Colombia, Peru Help Extinguish Wildfires in Ecuador

December 20, 2024

Federal Government rejected aerial fire fighting requests ahead of bushfires ‘due to other priorities’

August 18, 2020

The Federal Government rejected repeated requests to fund extra air support for fighting bushfires ahead of the last deadly season, arguing resources within the...

Chinese Firm Tests World’s Largest Operational Flying Boat

July 31, 2020

This week, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) completed the first sea-based flight test for the AG600 "Kunlong," the world's largest currently-operating flying...

Wildfires Hit Siberian Nature Reserve

July 27, 2020

Wildfires which have scorched parts of Siberia this summer on the back of a prolonged heatwave wave spreasd to a remote Russian nature reserve...

Wildfires Expected Across Israel Amid Extreme Heatwave

May 19, 2020

Israel is on high alert as wildfires are expected across the country due to abnormally high temperatures, Israel Fire and Rescue Services (IFRS) Commissioner Dedi...

$3.8M in New Money for Wildfire Fighting in the N.W.T. This Season

May 11, 2020

The government of the Northwest Territories will put an extra $3.8 million into this year's wildfire fighting budget. That's on top of the $14...

Police Use AT-802s to Fight Wildfires in Columbia

May 1, 2020

Since Thursday, April 24th, 2020, two AT-802 aircraft from the Colombian National Police managed by the UNGRD have been fighting forest fires occurring in...

CASE STUDY: Chernobyl Wildfire Extinguished With Help of Drones

May 1, 2020

Drones have been used to help a huge wildfire which broke out in wildfires near Chernobyl. In telling the story, DJI explains how drone fleets...

Ex-Fire Chiefs Say ‘Ridiculous’ Bushfire Funding Stymies Waterbombing

March 2, 2020

Former fire chiefs say a "ridiculous" bushfire funding rule is preventing emergency services from waterbombing small fires before they turn into mega blazes that...

Rural Firies Fear Air Tanker Cash Splash Leaves Them Truck-Less

February 25, 2020

The sense in spending $18 million on leasing a 15,000 litre Air Tanker to fight bushfires in Queensland has been questioned when many rural...

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Colombia, Peru Help Extinguish Wildfires in Ecuador

Helitak Sets New Standard with FAA-Approved FT-1300 Tank for Airbus AS350/H125 Firefighting Helicopters

Philippine Mars Begins Final Relocation Journey – SKYTRAC Provides Link for Public Tracking of Aircraft Progress

Aero-Flite Opens New Hangar as Aerial Firefighting Company Grows

‘Eyes in the Sky’: Aerial Support Ready to Combat Tasmanian Bushfires

Firehawk Pilot Speaks on Difficulty They Faced Fighting the Franklin Fire in Malibu

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