Aerial Fire News

With fire season upon us, fleets of different firefighting aircraft are positioned at specific airports and airbases to provide a...

Lightning tracked over southeast Idaho Saturday afternoon and evening, igniting multiple wildfires. Fire crews responded quickly to the new starts....

Wildfires which have scorched parts of Siberia this summer on the back of a prolonged heatwave wave spreasd to a...

Boise, Idaho, July 23, 2020 – Yesterday, the USDA Forest Service has activated two military C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems...

Oregon Department of Forestry began phase two of evaluation of night single-engine air tanker (SEAT) operations July 15. Phase two...

Coronavirus restrictions are expected to make it challenging to bring in the international firefighting aircraft and crews that Australia needs in...

SAN DIEGO — July 17, 2020. — Blue Sky Network, an Iridium Satellite Communications partner, has officially announced the release...

A lightning-sparked fire south of Elko burned thousands of acres near Twin Bridges in less than 24 hours. Firefighters were...

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) $2.1 million aerial firefighting facility being constructed at the Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport is...

The Cal Fire Aviation Management Program, a branch of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, is dedicated to...