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CO Fire CEO Kyle Scott Lost in Ag Aviation Accident

September 6, 2024

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

September 10, 2019

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

September 9, 2019

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

September 9, 2019

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

September 9, 2019

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

September 9, 2019

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

September 9, 2019

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

September 6, 2019

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...

A Delicate Aerial Ballet

September 5, 2019

Ground crews fought the Saddle Butte Fire with support from the sky, which turns out to be a complicated endeavor. As the Saddle Butte Fire...

Firefighters And Engine Burned Over In Country Fire

September 5, 2019

EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — Cal Fire has opened an investigation into how a local fire department’s fire engine was burnt over, leaving two...

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