Aerial Fire News

The All-Important Weapons Fighting Australia's 'Catastrophic' Fires

Fire season hit Australia early, and as emergency crews battle blazes up and down the country's east coast, support from above is more important...

Meet Air Attack Supervisor Nadia Rhodes, Canberra's Eyes in the Sky This Bushfire Season

This incoming bushfire season, Nadia Rhodes will be Canberra's eyes in the sky. The newly-minted air attack supervisor will have to direct up to eight...

Coulson Deploys CH-47D and S-61T’s in South America to Fight Bolivian Fires

Coulson aviation became a significant contributor to aerial firefighting efforts by the Bolivian government to combat raging fires burning in the Amazon Rainforest. The...

Simplex Fire Attack System for UH-60 Gains FAA Certification

Simplex announced this week that its 370i Fire Attack System (FAS) had successfully gained FAA type certification. The 370i system, unveiled at the Aerial...

Fighting Fires and Thwarting Drones: Belgrade-Based Sister Companies Expanding

When Tim Sheehy started Bridger Aerospace in 2014, he was just one person with one aircraft helping ranchers keep track of cattle in the...

Red Bank Fire Spreading to Nearly 8,900 Acres

Red Bank wildfire started from a lightning strike 25 miles west of Red Bluff evacuation orders have been lifted effective immediately south of Highway...

Aerial and Ground Assets Fight to Contain Dozens of Fires in Australia's Northeast

An unseasonably dry winter in Australia that many had already warned was going to pose a more severe fire risk has seen the Australian...

Chico Air Attack Base Helps Fight Red Bank Fire

CHICO, Calif. — Cal Fire crews at the Chico Air Attack Base sent plane after plane to help fight the Red Bank Fire, Thursday afternoon. For...

Using Drones To Fight Climate Change

From more intense wildfires to prolonged droughts, climate change is impacting the ecology of the American West. That’s got researchers in our region looking...

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