Aerial Fire News

Air Support Resumes On Tamarack Fire

The Tamarack Fire is more than 23,000 acres as of Monday, July 19. It is burning timber and many other fuels in the mountains...

Fallen Aerial Firefighters Honored in Lake Havasu City

The remains of two firefighters killed in a plane crash July 10 near Wkieup were given a hero’s sendoff today in Lake Havasu City. The...

Firefighters gaining ground on local fires ahead of predicted thunderstorms

Fire and Aviation resources are beginning to gain ground on some area fires ahead of predicted thunderstorm activity this week, which in turn will...

Hagg Lake closed to allow two planes to scoop water to fight Game Hog Creek Fire

Efforts to fight the Game Hog Creek Fire burning in the Tillamook State Forest have hit a snag today, with two of three helicopters...

Air tanker pilot fought wildfires from the sky in 2000s. ‘She’s one of the best’

Air tankers often put down the first red lines of defense at remote wildfires. The gritty work of establishing containment falls to ground firefighting crews,...

Napa County Seeking its Own Firefighting Helicopter

Napa County will go out to bid to see if it can add a water-dropping helicopter all its own before the heart of wildfire...

EHang Announces Completion of NFFE Testing for Firefighting Unmanned Vehicle

EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (“EHang” or the “Company”), the world's leading autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, today announced it has successfully...

Minden air tankers sit unused through another busy fire season

Mechanic Ed Welch is dismantling a dream, piece by piece. They are two BAE 146's, former commuter planes that long time pilot Len Parker...

Large Air Tanker to be Shared by Victoria and Queensland for Several Years

In a press release issued this week from the state of Victoria, the southern Australian state announced that the Victorian and Queensland Governments have...

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