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North-Central Wyoming Receives Improved Aerial Firefighting Base

Federal and state firefighting agencies announced the inauguration of a new aerial firefighting hub in Casper on Friday, strategically positioned to benefit all of...

National Firefighting Aviation Training Begins July 2 West of Bend

Starting early July, you are likely to see more helicopters in the air. These are unrelated to the Darlene 3 Fire. The Deschutes National Forest...

Smokejumpers, Aircraft Working on Pair of Fires Near Central, Circle

Via Alaska Fire Service Wolf Fire (#255) – A helicopter dropped water on the quarter-acre fire southwest of Eagle, reducing fire activity enough for smokejumpers to...

Bridger Aerospace Acquires FMS Aerospace

Bridger Aerospace announced on July 1 that it has acquired FMS Aerospace (“FMS”). FMS, based in Huntsville, Alabama, is a turn-key provider of airframe...

Bridger Aerospace CEO and Founder Tim Sheehy to Step Down for Senate Run

Bridger Aerospace announced on July 1, 2024, the resignation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Director, Tim Sheehy, who is running for the...

Piasecki Aircraft and Columbia Helicopters Partner to Deliver Upgraded Heavy-Lift Tandem Rotorcraft

Joint Program to Upgrade Columbia Model 107-II Helicopters to new and enhanced Model-107-III Configuration. Coatesville Heliplex Selected as Development Site. COATESVILLE, Penn. and Aurora, Ore....

Billings Flying Service Wins First-Ever Type 1 Exclusive Use Contract with Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

BILLINGS, MONTANA (July 2, 2024): Montana-based Billings Flying Service (BFS) is pleased to announce it won Montana’s Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s first exclusive...

Water Bombers of the Israeli Police

Since May 2011, AT-802A/F Air Tractors have been used as the primary aerial assets in support of the firefighting operations of the Israeli National...

Executive Profile – John Gould

AerialFire recently caught up with John Gould to talk about his career in the aerial firefighting industry and his path to becoming the CEO of...

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