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Australian Fire Season In Review

As the nightmare fire season of 2019/2020 was still very fresh in the minds of all Australians, the world was soon to face the...

The Drop – Training to keep us safe

When I was in high school, I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life or career. I knew I liked teaching...

Bridger Aerospace Takes Delivery of Fourth CL-415 EAF

Bridger Aerospace last week took delivery of scooper 284, the fourth CL-415 EAF from Viking Aircraft. The new scooper will have little rest time...

Minden air tankers sit unused through another busy fire season

Mechanic Ed Welch is dismantling a dream, piece by piece. They are two BAE 146's, former commuter planes that long time pilot Len Parker...

Large Air Tanker to be Shared by Victoria and Queensland for Several Years

In a press release issued this week from the state of Victoria, the southern Australian state announced that the Victorian and Queensland Governments have...

2 firefighters, including fire chief, die in plane crash while surveying wildfire in Wikieup, Arizona

Two firefighters died in an aviation accident after their plane went down while surveying the Cedar Basin wildfire burning near Wikieup, Arizona, officials said on...

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...

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