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CFA ReadiesWater Bombing Crews with Drill in Victoria, Australia

CFA firefighters switched to airplane mode for an all-day aerial firefighting training exercise at Lilydale Airport on Sunday, 1 December. Firefighters from Districts 8, 13...

Finding Cash for Aerial Firefighting a Constant Battle

With the early onset of what is already a catastrophic fire season, it’s timely to take a look at aerial firefighting in Australia. Australia...

Victoria Unveils 2019/2020 Aerial Firefighting Fleet

The Victorian State government in Australia introduced its largest-ever seasonal aerial firefighting fleet at a press event at Avalon Airport west of the city...

New Firefighting Weapon Comes Online

THE township of Cooroy is by most accounts a sleepy corner of Noosa Shire. So it might come as a surprise to know it’s also...

10 Tanker Air Carrier DC-10 Heading to Australia

As fires rage out of control in Australia, additional resources are on the way to help fight the flames. New Mexico based 10 Tanker Air...

Greece Sends Aerial Firefighting Assistance to Lebanon

Greece sent two Canadair CL-415 amphibious firefighting aircraft to Lebanon on Tuesday, to help with the efforts to contain the forest fires burning near...

Rural Australian Fire Grows as Aerial Firefighting Effort Continues

FIREFIGHTERS have shared a video from the Goonoo Forest bushfire that is yet to brought under control. Dozens of firefighters have been at the 264...

Strong Wind Impedes Firefighting Efforts on Mt Arjuno, Mt Welirang

Surabaya, East Java (ANTARA) - Strong wind played spoilsport in the aerial firefighting efforts to put out wildfires on the slopes of Mount Arjuno...

As Fire Risk Subsides, Global Super Tanker, Coulson Assets and Erickson Head to Next Assignments

Over a month after departing from the USA, two of Coulson Aviation's S-61T's and the company's CH-47, on its first international firefighting assignment departed...

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