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SPSA to Renew its Land-Based Airtanker Fleet

April 24, 2024

GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND: Two Iconic Families Unite to Establish Australia’s First National Aerial Firefighting Service

November 9, 2020

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – November 4, 2020: Two iconic families have come together to solve one of Australia’s most urgent problems. The Fox and Coulson...

DynCorp wins $352M contract to support California wildfire control

November 9, 2020

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) awarded McLean-based DynCorp International a potential five-year, $352 million contract to provide depot-level aircraft...

Record Amount of Fire Retardant Dropped this Year from Jeffco Airtanker Base

November 9, 2020

The Jeffco Airtanker Base, which operates out of the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, has recorded a record-breaking amount of fire retardant used to fight fires. Through...

Coulson Aviation Awarded 5 Year USFS Contract

November 9, 2020

Reno, NV – Coulson Aviation has been awarded a 5-year aerial firefighting contract for their Boeing 737 FIRELINER aircraft by the United States Forest...

Yorba Linda Water District Heli-Hydrant enhances Blue Ridge wildfire response

November 2, 2020

The Yorba Linda Water District’s award-winning Marc Marcantonio Heli-Hydrant supported aerial firefighters battling the Blue Ridge Fire. The Heli-Hydrant reduced response time for helicopters...

Australia Releases Final Royal Commission Report with 80 Recommendations, Including Aerial Firefighting Fleet

October 30, 2020

Australia's Royal Commission on last year's devastating fires around the country has concluded with more than 80 recommendations that include forming a body that...

Bushfire survivors want more water bombers, climate change action

October 29, 2020

Victorians who lost their homes in last summer's catastrophic bushfires are calling for a massive expansion of the state's fleet of aerial water bombers. As...

As jets take charge of fire-bombing missions, the 62-year-old piston-powered Tanker 60 takes its last flight over Oregon

October 29, 2020

A deep blue sky stretches overhead as a plane christened "Tanker 60" gleams in the southern Oregon sun at the Medford Air Tanker Base,...

Hillsboro company gets $70 million federal contract for air tankers to fight wildfires

October 29, 2020

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Tuesday that Hillsboro-based Erickson Aero Tanker has earned a $70.5 million federal contract...

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