Aerial Fire News

Longview’s First Production CL-415EAF “Enhanced Aerial Firefighter” Amphibious Aircraft Takes Inaugural Flight

Abbotsford, British Columbia, March 10th, 2020: Longview Aviation Services (LAS) of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in cooperation with Viking Air Limited of Victoria, British Columbia,...

CAL FIRE Awards $43.5 million in Grants to Reduce Fire Threat

Sacramento –  CAL FIRE (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection) this week awarded $43.5 million dollars to local organizations to reduce the risk of...

IDGA to host Wildfire Management Summit in June 2020

The Institute of Defense and Government Advancement announced this week that they will be hosting a Wildfire Management Summit that will take place this...

January/February 2020

AHIA to Explore Bushfire Lessons

One of Australia's most respected experts on aerial firefighting will deliver an address on the lessons learnt from the recent bushfire crisis at the...

March/April 2020

New Study By Global Super Tanker Quantifies Aerial Firefighting Effectiveness

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global SuperTanker Services, LLC (“GSTS”) today released a two-part, independent analysis of aerial firefighting effectiveness and the economic impact of U.S....

Helitak Equipment to go Global Thanks to Federal Grant

After well over a decade of research and development, local manufacturer Helitak Fire Fighting Equipment will soon be fitting its fire-fighting invention to helicopters...

Ex-Fire Chiefs Say ‘Ridiculous’ Bushfire Funding Stymies Waterbombing

Former fire chiefs say a "ridiculous" bushfire funding rule is preventing emergency services from waterbombing small fires before they turn into mega blazes that...

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