Aerial Fire News

With practice water drops at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, crews prepare for wildfire season

MESA, Ariz. - Aircraft training is underway for the upcoming fire season, and at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in the far East Valley on Feb. 15, a...

U.S. Helicopter Safety Team Issues a “Blueprint” for Confronting IIMC and Pilot Spatial Disorientation

WASHINGTON DC – Inadvertent Instrument Meteorological Conditions leading to pilot spatial disorientation continue to be a leading cause of fatal helicopter accidents. From 2000 to...

Helicopter helps Cape firefighters contain Signal Hill fire, but watching for flare-ups

Cape Town - The City of Cape Town firefighters have managed to contain a fire on Signal Hill on Tuesday, but a section of...

Robotto’s AWRA drone takes on wildfires to help firefighters

Drone startup Robotto has developed its Autonomous Wildfire Recognition and Analytics (AWRA) drone to help firefighters better understand an active wildfire and stay one step ahead...

Aerial firefighting: A crucial tool to protect resources

As lawmakers across the country return to their Capitol posts, some are kicking off the new year with legislation calling for increased wildfire resources,...

Belgrade aerospace company benefits local economy

A Belgrade-based aerial firefighting company is the first – and so far only — U.S.-based and owned operation to include CL-415EAF aircrafts in its...

VIDEO: How aerial firefighters are trained to fight forest fires

Barrett Farrell: After we've gotten back from flying, we saved someone's house or saved someone's crop, because that's their livelihood and that's how they make...

Specialist Intelligence Gathering Aircraft ready to keep Tasmanians safe from bushfires

Tasmania’s ability to fight bushfires has again been strengthened through the addition of a Specialist Intelligence Gathering (SIG) Aircraft, bolstering our plan to keep...

Aerial firefighting costs explode after a large flame

Some large-scale fires that required intensive fire fighting from the air meant that the initial annual budget of $ 6.7 million set by Fentz...

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