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Cal Fire Beats Decade-Old Suit Over Firefighting Chemical Bids

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection may have made administrative mistakes in the process of purchasing over $50 million in firefighting chemicals,...

A ‘Swiss Army Knife’ in the Sky: This Fort Worth Company Develops Next-Gen Equipment for Aerial Firefighting

Victor Trotter and his team at Haltom City-based Trotter Controls develop onboard technology that’s been called “the gold standard” in aerial firefighting. In 2020, they received...

Climate change complicates Colorado’s need for wildfire aircraft

When wildfires swept across Colorado and the western U.S. last summer and fall, water- and retardant-dropping airplanes and helicopters that can make the difference...

Editorial – Goodbye 2020, let’s hope for a better 2021

Aside from the large fire now extinguished in Western Australia, Australia's fire season is off to a slow start. Which I am sure is...

BEYOND SEARCH & RESCUE: How Heliwest Delivers Multiple ISR Missions

Heliwest is one of Australasia’s leading helicopter companies and the largest onshore helicopter operator in Western Australia with over 40 helicopters. Heliwest has offices...

SEI Industries – Pushing the Bambi Bucket Further

SEI Industries is a name that may not be as familiar to many as their flagship product, the Bambi Bucket, used around the world...

Editorial – Training the Next Generation

How many people can say they fight fires from the sky? Pilots flying the CL-415EAF (Super Scooper) aircraft from Bridger Aerospace skim a water...

Shawnee County emergency team & air support battle wildfire near Dover

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Shawnee County Emergency Management, firefighters, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and a tanker all joined up to battle a wildfire...

California National Guard 40th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 and UH-60 Blackhawk Crews Named Recipient of HAI’s Salute to Excellence Humanitarian Service Award

Helicopter Association International (HAI) is pleased to announce the California National Guard 40th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 and UH-60 Blackhawk Crews are the 2021...

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