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Fire Pilot Went to ‘Go Take a Look’ on Fatal Last Shift

March 20, 2023

Canberra Farewells Air Tanker After Devastating Bushfire Season

March 23, 2020

After a summer of smoke and fire, a very thankful Canberra has farewelled the American very large air tanker (VLAT) that flew 29 missions...

Coulson Prepares Two Additional C-130s for Aerial Firefighting

March 17, 2020

The long process of transitioning two additional C-130 aircraft into fire bombers has begun for the Coulson Aviation team. Two C-130s that previously saw...

ATSB Releases Preliminary Report on C-130 Crash in Australia

February 28, 2020

The Australian Transportation Safety Board (ATSB) released the preliminary report on the crash of Coulson Aviation's Tanker 134 on February 28th, 2020, detailing in...

Coulson Aviation Selected by U.S. Air Force to Install RADS-XXL Firefighting System on C-130H

November 27, 2019

Port Alberni, BC – Coulson Aviation has been selected by the United States Air Force to install their Retardant Aerial Delivery System (RADS)-XXL Firefighting...

Coulson Aviation Expanding Aerial Firefighting Fleet With Norwegian Hercules

November 26, 2019

Port Alberni, BC – Coulson Aviation (USA) Inc. has bought five C-130H transport planes from the Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency (NDMA), which will be...

Air Tanker Pilots Help Keep California Wildfires at Bay

November 1, 2019

High winds are in the forecast this week for all of California as fires burn up and down the Golden State. Near the Bay...

Columbia Air Attack Base to Receive New, Updated Firefighting Helicopter

October 3, 2019

The Cal Fire Columbia Air Attack base will be the recipient of a $25 million firefighting helicopter within the next three years as the...

Residents Urged to Prepare for Bushfire Danger Period

September 26, 2019

The bushfire danger period for the Southern Tablelands, including the Upper Lachlan Shire, will commence on October 1. The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has...

High Time for Fire and Rescue Department to Get its Own Bombardier CL-415: MMEA

September 23, 2019

KUCHING: The amphibious aircraft Bombardier CL-415 should be included in the asset procurement list of the Fire and Rescue Department (FRD) to add strength to...

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