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The Deadly Job of Fighting Wildfires From the Air

October 14, 2024

Aerial Firefighters Steal the Show at Heli-Expo 2020

March 23, 2020

One could have been easily confused as to whether they were attending the right helicopter convention at this year’s Heli-Expo 2020 held in Anaheim,...

Canberra Farewells Air Tanker After Devastating Bushfire Season

March 23, 2020

After a summer of smoke and fire, a very thankful Canberra has farewelled the American very large air tanker (VLAT) that flew 29 missions...

FAA Seeks Information on Low Altitude Operators for UAS Rulemaking

March 23, 2020

The Federal Aviation Administration put out a request for information last week that seeks to obtain information from operators primarily flying low altitude operations,...

Coulson Prepares Two Additional C-130s for Aerial Firefighting

March 17, 2020

The long process of transitioning two additional C-130 aircraft into fire bombers has begun for the Coulson Aviation team. Two C-130s that previously saw...

Aerial Firefighting North America Show Highlights

March 17, 2020

The two-day Aerial Firefighting North America conference hosted by Tangent Link was held this year in Sacramento at the McClellan conference center at the...

Erickson Air Crane “Camille” Burned in Arson in Chile

March 17, 2020

Reports surfaced Tuesday from Chile of the overnight firebombing of the Erickson Air Crane "Camille." AerialFire reached out to Erickson Air Crane for official...

Aerial Firefighters & Ground Crews Fight Table Mountain Fire in South Africa

March 16, 2020

A collaborative effort between the South African National Parks (SANParks) service, NCC Wildfires, and South Africa's Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) are currently working both...

A Vietnam Helo’s New Robot Brain Will Help Fight a Different Kind of Enemy

March 12, 2020

On January 2, 2020, the state of New South Wales declared a state of emergency as Australia’s bushfires continued their deadly rampage. The next...

The Devastating Toll of Australia’s Bushfires Revealed

March 12, 2020

The devastating impacts of Australia's 2019 bushfire season have been highlighted in a new report from the Climate Council. Summer of Crisis details the grim...

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