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Bridger Aerospace Secures $20 Million 5-Year Contract with the U.S. Department of the Interior

January 14, 2025

Virus may restrict overseas fire aircraft

July 23, 2020

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

Blue Sky Network Launches First Secure Docking Station for Iridium 9575A Satellite Phone

July 22, 2020

SAN DIEGO — July 17, 2020. — Blue Sky Network, an Iridium Satellite Communications partner, has officially announced the release of the 9575A Docking...

Fires south of Elko keeps growing

July 21, 2020

A lightning-sparked fire south of Elko burned thousands of acres near Twin Bridges in less than 24 hours. Firefighters were called out around 5 p.m....

Bureau of Land Management’s Aerial Firefighting Facility Project Progresses

July 21, 2020

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

Cal Fire air attack ready for fire season

July 20, 2020

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

Gate 5 Fire Reaches 12,000 Acres, 60% Containment

July 20, 2020

The Texas A&M Forest Service Lone Star Incident Management Team provided an update early Friday evening on the Gate 5 Fire which continues to...

Neiber Fire grows to over 13,000 acres

July 17, 2020

The Bureau of Land Management is reporting The #NeiberFire continues to grow and is now up to 13,159 acres. The conditions are still hot,...

Sweden’s Wildfire Defense Expands With Air Tractor Scooper Water Bombers

July 17, 2020

Air Tractor Europe, in a joint venture with Saab Support and Services, recently delivered to Sweden the second of two Air Tractor AT-802F Fire...

The Evolution of Firefighting Mission Equipment

July 17, 2020

Nowadays, aircraft operators and fire-fighting authorities take for granted capabilities that up until a few years ago didn’t exist. In this article, we look at...

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Bridger Aerospace Secures $20 Million 5-Year Contract with the U.S. Department of the Interior

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Challenges Prevent Arizona from Nighttime Aerial Firefighting seen in California

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