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Oklahoma National Guard Hosts Wildland Fire UAS Integration Exercise

WEATHERFORD, Okla. - The Oklahoma National Guard partnered with Southwestern Oklahoma State University, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and Weatherford Fire Department to host a...

Colorado Releases Life-Saving Technology Free to All Public Safety Agencies

Rifle, CO - The Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting (CoE), a section of Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC), announces...

Network, Learn, Advocate: Join the UAFA 2nd Annual Member Meeting!

The United Aerial Firefighting Association (UAFA) invites you to its 2nd Annual Member Meeting in Boise, Idaho on November 13-14, 2024. This event offers...

La. Guard Partners With State Police for Enhanced Aerial Firefighting Training

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Aviators from the Louisiana National Guard’s 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group partnered with...

Georgian Border Police Receive Third French Helicopter for Firefighting, Mountain Rescue

Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs on Sunday said the Border Police had received from Germany the third Airbus H145 helicopter designated for firefighting and...

CAL FIRE’s First Modified C-130 Hercules Airtanker has Been Used at Over 15 Fires Since August, Enhancing Firefighting Capabilities

Since going into service on August 26, 2024, Tanker 122, (the first of CAL FIRE's seven C-130 Hercules airtankers) has flown more than 15...

Structures ‘Likely Lost’ as Two Wyoming Wildfires Grow by Miles

CASPER, Wyo. — Two Wyoming wildfires exploded in acreage on Sunday, putting more communities under alert and affecting highway travel. High winds, low humidity...

Pilots Drop Water And Slurry Bombs Like They’re At War With Wyoming Wildfires

CASPER — The MD-87 Erickson Aero Tanker sat on the tarmac with other firefighting aircraft at Casper/Natrona County International Airport waiting to roll. Among the...

Oregon’s Record Wildfire Season Prompts $47.5 Million Emergency Funding Request

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Department of Forestry is requesting emergency funding to pay for the most expensive wildfire season Oregon has ever seen. Because...

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