Aerial Fire News

Hill Airtanker Base off to busy start with early fire season

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — In a partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S Air Force, the Hill Airtanker Base has...

Fire and air: Civil Air Patrol assists in early detection of wildfires

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Fire season has arrived in Nebraska and local fire chiefs have begun requesting observation flights to detect possible wildfires as soon...

Two of the World’s Largest Firefighting Helicopters Are Ready for Wildfire Duty in SoCal

A 180-day program providing additional firefighting helicopters to departments in Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties will begin Tuesday. The Quick Reaction Force program includes...

Korean Air to supply hybrid firefighting drones to first responders

Korean Air will supply two of its new hybrid unmanned vehicles for a firefighting drone project on Jeju Island, one of Korea’s most popular...

Blue Sky Network Releases Skylink

A Dual-Mode Data Management Solution for Land, Air, Sea, and IoT Applications San Diego, CA, June 15, 2021 – Today, Blue Sky Network announced SkyLink,...

COFire Aviation Considers Moving Operation From Ft. Morgan to Montrose

The largest aerial firefighting company in Colorado wants to relocate to Montrose, and if it can reach an agreement with the county, CO Fire...

Fire Officials Anticipate Usage Of 3,000-Gallon Water-Dropping Helicopters

An Orange County Fire Authority captain Sunday said the department is looking forward to gaining access to helicopters capable of unloading 3,000 gallons of...

Pinnacle Fire at 2,200 acres with zero percent containment

SANTA TERESA MOUNTAINS – The Pinnacle Fire burning in the Santa Teresa mountains west of the Gila Valley and just north of the Klondyke...

Aerial attack greatly reduces fire behavior on 150-acre Loon Lake Fire

Here’s a 7 p.m. photo of the Loon Lake Fire following a ramped-up aerial assault on the 150-acre wildfire burning in the Kenai National...

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