Aerial Fire News

Tasmania's Firefighting Readiness Bolstered

Tasmania’s summer aviation firefighting fleet was launched today at the Springvale Air Base at Cranbrook, where the contracted aircraft are being used to control...

Bushfire Outlook Update Makes for More Grim Reading for Summer Ahead

The outlook was already bad, with above-normal fire potential for most of the east coast. Now, the areas considered at greater threat have expanded into...

VIDEO: SDFD Debuts New Firehawk Helicopter

San Diego City fire debuted its newest aerial firefighting weapon this week as it arrived home from being outfitted at United Rotorcraft in Colorado. Check...

Only ‘Flooding Rain’ Can Douse the Flames

“Worst ever” and “unprecedented” have become the new norm this bushfire season, but when a blaze grows to the size of Sydney a new...

Fighting Fire with Firehawks

As the Cave Fire grew into a continuous line of flame alongside State Route 154, from afar, headlights could be seen bobbing on the...

United Rotorcraft and Sikorsky Deliver Three Firehawk's to California Firefighting Agencies

ENGLEWOOD, Colorado, Dec. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Rotorcraft, a division of Air Methods Corporation, and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, announced today...

Refuge Notebook: Managing Wildfire with Data

When you think of data-driven careers, the natural resource field is probably not the first profession that comes to mind. I envision a guy...

Heli Austria Selects Helitak Firefighting Tank for Super Puma Firecat

Heli Austria announced today that after many months of research and investigation for the design and supply of an underbelly aerial fire suppression tank suitable for the companies Super...

Coeur d’Alene Airport Sees New Developments

COEUR D’ALENE – Wooden boat manufacturer StanCraft Co. is constructing a 30,000-square-foot private airplane hangar at the Coeur d’Alene Airport-Pappy Boyington Field – one of a...

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