Aerial Fire News

New Helicopter Bolsters NPWS Response to Brushfires

The newest helicopter to join the National Parks and Wildlife Service’s (NPWS) air wing will allow the agency to more effectively prepare for and...

Procession for Colorado Air Tanker Pilot Will Include Aerial Tribute

LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — Fallen air tanker pilot Marc Thor Olson will be honored Monday morning, with a procession in northern Colorado. The procession will begin at 10...

Successful First Flight for Newest Russian Firefighting Helicopter

Expected to become one of the world's premier firefighting helicopters, the new Ka-32A11M recently took off on its maiden flight at Russia’s flight-test complex...

Deadly crash doesn’t mean firefighting at night is over

Nighttime aerial firefighting from a fixed wing plane is still a possibility in Colorado. Just not until after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)...

Helicopter at Warnervale for bushfire season

Central Coast Airport at Warnervale is the base for a firefighting helicopter for the bushfire season. NSW Rural Fire Service Assistant Commissioner, Ben Millington, said...

How to tame wildfires with fireball-dropping drones

Each year, wildfire seasons start earlier, threatening life and further exacerbating the climate crisis. As fires grow bigger, the technology we rely on to...

Wildfire on Sauratown Mountain in Stokes County is 95% contained

The wildfire on Sauratown Mountain in southwestern Stokes County was 95% contained as of Tuesday afternoon and no longer poses a threat, authorities said. A...

Cal Fire chief announces retirement

(KTXL) — The governor’s office confirmed Monday morning California’s top fire official is stepping down. Cal Fire Chief Thom Porter announced he will be retiring...

Pratt & Whitney Canada Appoints Five Jet Aviation Locations as Designated Maintenance Facilities

LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC, November 14, 2021 – Pratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, announced today that it has appointed five...

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