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Inside the Dramatic Air Attack That Saved Brentwood and Encino From the Surging Palisades Fire

January 15, 2025

Florida Firefighters Battling Nearly 100 Wildfires Totaling Close to 16,000 Acres Across the State

May 19, 2020

The threat of wildfires continues across the sunshine state. The Florida Forest Service (FFS) continues battling a major wildfire in Collier County in Southwest...

Robinson’s Impact-Resistant Windshields Improve Bird Strike Protection

May 18, 2020

Torrance, CA — 13 May 2020 Robinson introduces optional impact-resistant windshields for R22, R44, and R66 helicopters to provide protection from bird strikes. Due to...

In Memoriam – Chip Paige

May 14, 2020

The aerial firefighting industry lost a much-loved pilot this week after veteran pilot Chip Paige was lost in a helicopter accident outside of Mesa,...

Drone Seeding Assisting Bushfire Recovery in Australia

May 14, 2020

COBRICO, Australia, May 12, 2020, In a collective effort to restore Australia from wildfire devastation, XAG has joined the first-ever post-fire drone seeding operation on Lake Cobrico, Victoria. This...

Air Tractor AT-802F Help Battle Australian Fires

May 13, 2020

At the Aerial Firefighting North America 2020 Conference in March of this year in Sacramento, California, international firefighting agency attendees assessed the damage, intensity,...

State’s Spring Wildfire Season Upon Us

May 13, 2020

As warmer weather arrives Wisconsin has entered its spring fire season, when the risk of wildfire is highest. This period lasts from when snow...

Wyoming Air National Guard Conduct MAFFS Aerial Fire Training

May 13, 2020

Members of the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, and other firefighting agencies began a weeklong aerial...

Saskatchewan Firefighters Bracing for ‘Well Above Average’ Summer Wildfire Risk

May 13, 2020

“Recent projections from Natural Resources Canada (NRC) are painting a stark picture of wildfire risk on the Prairies this year. NRC “severity anomaly” forecasts show a prediction of...

NY Army National Guard Helicopter Crews Conduct Water Bucket Training Over Lake Ontario

May 13, 2020

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A New York Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter and 24 crewmembers conducted water bucket training along the eastern shoreline of...

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Inside the Dramatic Air Attack That Saved Brentwood and Encino From the Surging Palisades Fire

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