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

January 14, 2025

Siberian Fires Continue to Increase as Region Swelters in Record Heatwave

June 30, 2020

Over 100 individual fires are currently burning this week according to Avialesookhrana, Russia's aerial forest fire management agency. A total of 2.85 million acres...

Ingenious wildfire monitoring system is powered by the swaying of trees

June 30, 2020

Because 2020 hasn’t given people enough to worry about, it’s wildfire season — when a deadly combination of human recklessness and drought conditions conspire to risk...

Fighting forest fires with fire: Pyrotechnics and flaming Ping-Pong balls

June 26, 2020

Kevin Parkinson ignites slow-burning forest fires with a special kind of ammunition — thousands of tiny fireballs shot from the air into the trees below. Spewed...

First of its kind: new firefighting aircraft in Montana

June 26, 2020

BELGRADE, Mont. — Bridger Aerospace in Belgrade gave NBC Montana an inside look at a new plane that will help fight forest fires this season. The...

SCE Using Drones as Part of Wildfire Prevention Measures

June 26, 2020

BREA, Calif. – Southern California Edison is taking a top-down approach to help check its equipment ahead of wildfire season in the area. The utility is...

Drone Interference Into Quarter Fire Under Investigation

June 26, 2020

Sonora, CA – Officials report a drone interfered with aerial firefighting efforts assigned to the Quarter Fire, burning near Cedar Ridge. As reported last evening,...

Meet the VLAT, the country’s most powerful firefighting tool

June 26, 2020

PHOENIX — It takes a whole team from the firefighters on the ground to the crews in the air to battle the large brush...

Aircraft Continue to Fight Bush Fire in Arizona, One of States Largest Ever

June 22, 2020

The Bush Fire in the Tonto National Forest North East of Mesa Arizona continued its growth over the weekend to over 184,000 acres as...

Several Fires Continue Spread in New Mexico

June 22, 2020

As fire crews contained the Mims Fire in New Mexico, others continued to burn in other locations this weekend. New Mexico authorities reported the...

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