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FORTRESS North America wins U.S. Forest Service contract for mobile fire retardant mixing tank

Fortress delivers high quality mixing tank for Very Large Air Tankers (VLATs) at U.S. Forest Service Medford Air Tanker Base (ATB) Medford, OR. -...

VIDEO: Snorkel Seen in Video Minutes Before Crash Possible Cause of Firehawk Helicopters UH-60 Crash

The NTSB today released the preliminary report on the crash of a Firehawk Helicopters UH-60 that went down in Leesburg, Florida on May 25th. As...

Aerial Firefighting Response to Arizona Fires ‘A Small Air Force’

A witness to the growing number of aircraft arriving into Arizona to fight the Mescal and Telegraph fires likened the response to 'A small...

Aerial Firefighters Try in Vain to Save Galice Resort

A popular tourist stop along the Rogue River outside Merlin is gone after a fire leveled parts of the historic structure in a matter...

Peter Wheatley Appointed as Vice President/General Manager of StandardAero Helicopters Business Unit

COTTSDALE, Ariz. – June 9, 2021 – StandardAero has announced the appointment of Peter Wheatley as Vice President/General Manager of the company’s Helicopters business...

AKKA Announces the Development of Turnkey Conversion Solution of Grounded Military Aircraft Into Firefighters

AKKA Technologies, a leader in European engineering consultancy and R&D services in the mobility sector announced today the development of a turnkey conversion solution...

Mescal Fire southeast of Globe grows to over 52,800

The Mescal Fire consumed more than 52,800 acres by Monday morning, growing in size by 14,000 acres since Sunday, according to fire officials and the Arizona...

New Cal Fire helicopter already showing its chops

The Cal Fire / Riverside County Fire Department’s new Sikorsky S70i helicopter wildfire only required one demonstration to Matthew J. Miller’s pilots. Mirror plunges during...

Firefighting helicopter arrives at Napa County Airport in time for wildfire season

Helicopter pilot Perri Hagen could be rushing to the scene of Napa County wildfires this summer in One Charlie Hotel to drop a load...

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