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FEARCA and Santa Fe Government Sign Partnership for Fire Fighting Operations in Argentina

The Argentine Federation of Agroaereal Chambers (Fearca) and the provincial government of Santa Fé signed an agreement last week in Brazil to use agricultural...

LAT Boosts Aerial Firefighting Capability as Erickson Air Crane Arrives in Western Australia

Western Australia’s firefighting capability has been given a significant boost with today’s launch of its full aerial firefighting fleet of 35 aircraft, completed with...

Large Air Tanker based in Busselton for fire season

A Large Air Tanker will be based in Busselton to support aerial firefighting ahead of the coming bushfire season. Western Australia was funded to have...

How Oregon Is Fighting Wildfires with Technology

The Oregon Department of Forestry has been busy. As wildfires raged across Oregon in 2020, the agency was tasked once again with keeping them...

Tasmania boosts its aerial bushfire-fighting capacity

Tasmania’s aerial firefighting capacity has been ramped up ahead of the summer bushfire season, with a fleet of 11 pre-positioned aircraft now ready to...

How the Rawlins Airport figured in the wildfire

2020 was challenging for Wyoming communities. The year began with ambiguous announcements about employment and the economy. The winter quickly segued into pandemic concerns...

Kestrel/Erickson Air Crane Starts Australian Season Fighting Fire at Mt. Cottrell in Victoria

A grassfire in the outer suburbs of Melbourne in Victoria was the first outing for Erickson Air-Crane "Marty" which is one of several Air...

Masons donate water tanks for Turkey Lane fire-bomber airstrip on Kangaroo Island

The forward operations fire-fighting airstrip at Turkey Lane on Kangaroo Island will get new water tanks thanks to the Masonic Charities Trust. Masonic Charities has announced...

Ag aviators seek expanded role in fighting fires

Suppose California had a squadron of agricultural-aviation planes that could scramble to assist with firefighting efforts at a moment's notice. Rob Scherzinger, who chairs the...

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