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Rescued Koalas Named After American Firefighters Who Died Fighting Australia’s Wildfires

Three koalas rescued during Australia's wildfire crisis have been named for American firefighters who were tragically killed in the region last week. The animals were named by...

3-D Aerial Maps Help Australian Fire Ground Recovery

Adelaide-based Airborne Research Australia is creating free 3D high resolution maps of devastation caused by fires in the Adelaide Hills and Kangaroo Island to...

Bushfires are ‘Australia’s war’ and that means we need a battle plan

As a blaze tore through from the Orroral Valley, troops were ready to evacuate my 88-year-old father from his nursing home. It was the...

“It’s a Worldwide Problem”: How North American and Australian Firefighters Work Together

In December, Jeff Austin, an air-attack officer with the British Columbia Wildfire Service who has spent forty-one years on the fire line, was at...

Charlie Wiplinger Named CEO of Wipaire

South St. Paul, Minnesota, January 2020 – Wipaire announces Bob “Wip” Wiplinger has entered semi-retirement and his son, Charlie Wiplinger, is taking the helm...

Firescan Provides Critical Tool in Australia’s Bushfires

This year, Firefighting agencies across the country are battling a dramatic increase in the severity and frequency of bushfires due to the impact of the ongoing...

Idaho Firefighter Returns Home After Battling Australia Fires

When American firefighters arrived at Sydney International Airport earlier this month to help fight the wildfires in Australia, they were greeted with a standing...

Pilot Safe as Helicopter Fighting Australian Fires Ditches

In a press release by the New South Wales Rural Fire Service on Thursday, the service detailed the ditching of a Bell 205 at...

‘Mad Max’ Arrives in Australia to Help Fight Bushfires

A huge water-bombing helicopter has been deployed to Australia to help fight the deadly bushfire crisis gripping the country."Mad Max", a Mil Mi-8 MTV...

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