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Nevada Air Guard activated for firefighting effort as fires rage across western states

The National Interagency Fire Center has requested one C-130 aircraft and aircrew from the 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, to aid firefighting...

Aerial resource requests to fight Muddy Slide Fire competing with requests from blazes across Colorado

STAGECOACH — A Chinook firefighting helicopter was the main source of fire suppression used to battle the Muddy Slide Fire on Monday, as requests...

Wildfire burning near Embarrass 50% contained, cause determined to be powerline

The Minnesota Incident Command System said a wildfire on the range is 60 acres in size as of Monday morning and is 50% contained. The Rahkola Road Fire was detected on...

Robertson Draw Fire 45% contained

The Robertson Draw Fire is 45 percent contained as of Monday morning, according to a briefing from the incident command. The incident command said the...

Aviation crews remain diligent on Rincon Fire in New Mexico

Highlights: Despite surrounding thunderstorms and lightning, no new fire starts were detected yesterday. The Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4 continues to monitor the fire...

Bridger’s Super Scoopers Head to Minnesota

Montana-based Bridger Aerospace has sent both tanker 281 and 282 to Grand Rapids, Minnesota on deployment this week. The crews arrived in Minnesota Thursday...

David Curtis to Retire as Executive Chairman of Longview Aviation Capital

SIDNEY, BC, June 16, 2021 /CNW/ - Longview Aviation Capital Corp., manager of a portfolio of long-term investments in the Canadian aerospace industry including De Havilland...

Aerial Firefighting Response to Arizona Fires ‘A Small Air Force’

A witness to the growing number of aircraft arriving into Arizona to fight the Mescal and Telegraph fires likened the response to 'A small...

Wildfire weapons: From satellites to state-of-the-art planes, firefighters get a hand from technology

BOISE — From inside the National Interagency Fire Center at the Boise Airport, meteorologist Nick Nauslar evaluated a wildfire burning 1,100 miles away in...

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