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Bushfire recovery chief says government lines left victims treated differently

The nation’s bushfire chief has admitted that people harmed by the Black Summer fires have been treated differently depending on where they lived. The Commonwealth’s...

Call for aircraft ‘swarm’ to fight fires

Australia needs to send "swarms" of aircraft to aggressively attack bushfires early, the aerial firefighting industry says. Aircraft are consistently sent to fires too late...

Helitak Australia Secures Exclusive Use Contract for FT4500 Tank with U.S. Forest Service

Helitak Fire Fighting Equipment announced June 2nd, 2020 that the  FT4500 Black Hawk fire tank, has successfully received an Exclusive Use contract from the...

Ocotillo Fire Burning In Cave Creek, Several Homes Destroyed

About 500 homes in Cave Creek have been evacuated as a three-alarm brush fire continues to grow and has burned multiple homes. As of 11:30...

Firefighters tackling forest fire near explosives plant

Firefighters are tackling a large forest fire near an explosives plant in Clonagh, near Enfield on the Kildare-Meath border. Irish Air Corps and Coillte helicopters are...

Task Force Bravo Conducts Large Formation Helicopter Exercise

COMAYAGUA, HONDURAS – U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo conducted a helicopter exercise out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, May...

SCE conducts aerial inspections of electrical equipment to help reduce risk of wildfires

HEMET – Southern California Edison has a comprehensive Wildfire Mitigation Plan intended to protect against and mitigate fire ignitions that may be associated with utility infrastructure....

Wildfire firefighting technology on display in Grand Junction on Wednesday

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., stopped by Grand Junction Wednesday to discuss how new technology involving drones, mapping and smart phones can be used...

Pulselite® Bird Strike Prevention System STC Expanded to Include Bell 429 and Bell 505

Precise Flight, Inc. has expanded its Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the Pulselite® Bird Strike Prevention System to include...

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