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LAFD Air Ops Respond to Large Fire in Homeless Encampment in Sepulveda Basin

Propane tanks exploded during a brush fire in the Sepulveda Basin area Tuesday afternoon, officials said. The blaze began in an open field near the...

GelTech Solutions Announces the First Contract for FireIce High Visibility Blue Medium-Term Retardant

Oregon Department of Forestry Purchases for Aerial Firefighting Program   Jupiter, FL, July 31, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- GelTech Solutions’ Fire Services Division...

NASA Tracks Wildfires From Above to Aid Firefighters Below

Every evening from late spring to early fall, two planes lift off from airports in the western United States and fly through the sunset,...

Helena USFS Air Tanker Base Key to Battling North Hills Wildfire

HELENA – The US Forest Service Air Tanker Base in Helena set several records this past weekend, including drops made in a single day. Three...

Turkey Takes Delivery of Ka-32 Firefighting Helicopters

Russian Helicopters has delivered three Ka-32A11BC multipurpose helicopters to Turkey for firefighting from the contract signed with KAAN Air last July. “(The)Ka-3232A11BC is the helicopter...

San Diego County to Share Cost of Second Firefighting Helicopter with SDG&E.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted last Tuesday unanimously to share the cost of a refitted UH-60 lease with the county utility...

Fighting Fires From Above With Cal Fire's Air Attack

HEMET, Calif. – The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protections’ Hemet-Ryan Air Attack base is one of 19 tanker bases located throughout the...

Los Angeles County Fire to Increase Firehawk Numbers

Adding to LACo's already large fleet of Bell 412 and S-70 Firehawk firefighting helicopter fleet, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, announced this week...

Reserve Airmen showcase C-130 at Oshkosh 2019

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 302nd Airlift Wing arrived at one of the nation’s biggest air shows today to showcase the wing’s special aerial...

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