Aerial Fire News

South Carolina DNR Uses Bambi Bucket to Relocate Fish

WALHALLA — Every year, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources stocks a remote Upstate river with trout: rainbow, brown, and eastern brook. But the Chattooga...

Dzukou Valley fire: Nagaland Government requisition IAF helicopter for fire fighting

Kohima: The Nagaland Government has requisitioned IAF helicopter to douse the major fire that broke out in the picturesque valley. Indian Airforce (IAF) has...

CopterSafety Installs AW169 Simulator

HELSINKI, FINLAND – Coptersafety started the installation of its next Level D Full-Flight simulator at the beginning of summer 2020, and it is estimated...

Winch training to help fight remote fires

Twenty-five Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) firefighters are undertaking winch training to enable rapid attack of fires where access is limited by remoteness,...

Agricultural pilots seek firefighting role

A group of agricultural pilots in Napa Valley, Calif., met this week to start talks about how to partner with Cal Fire to put...

Unique Forest Service Program Saves Money and Lives with Innovative Technology

Gifford Pinchot, founding father of the USDA Forest Service, revolutionized American forestry in the late 1800s and recognized the need for science-based forestry. The...

Firefighting helicopters delivered to the ACT

Three "invaluable" firefighting helicopters have arrived in the ACT to help protect the territory during the bushfire season. Fire conditions look favorable this season and...

Terrain turbulence affects Dzukou Valley fire fighting

Turbulence because of terrain, controllability of chopper with 3,500 liters of water in a specialized bucket dangling from a 23-ft cable and pinpointing target...

Editorial – 2020 Can Shove It!

There, I said it. 2020 has been such a staggeringly difficult year for so many people. As we all struggle with the daily complexities...

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