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What to Know About the Wildfire Management Technology Advancement Act

What if drones were in the sky over the Yarnell Hill Fire in June 2013 when strong winds overran 19 firefighters? Or the 1994...

As Fire Seasons Overlap in Australia and California, Sharing Firefighting Resources Gets Harder

Greg Mullins is frightened, and that goes against the grain. "My whole career as a fire chief was trying to calm people down," he...

Aerial Firefighters Key Part of Controlling California Wildfire Outbreak

Aerial firefighting operators are responding quickly to an unexpected outbreak of multiple, huge fires throughout Northern and Southern California, following what had been a...

VIDEO: A Behind The Scenes Look at Air Tanker Prep in California

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - It's all hands on deck at the Central Coast Jet Center at the Santa Maria Airport. On Friday, air tankers were...

New Ownership at Thrush Sets Sights on a Very Bright Future

(Albany, Georgia) With the stroke of a pen and some celebratory handshakes, the planned ten-week restructuring process at Thrush Aircraft has been completed. Industry veteran Mark McDonald...

Unauthorized Drones Interrupt Efforts to Fight California Wildfire

As flames from the Maria Fire rushed across a hillside in Santa Paula, California, early Friday morning toward thousands of homes, firefighting helicopters dropping...

Armenian ESM Plans For Aerial Firefighting Helicopter

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 4, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations is expecting to receive 22 Japanese and 26 Russian fire engines, Minister Felix Tsolakyan...

Senator Dianne Feinstein Says Senate Approves New Funding for Combating California Wildfires

“As we continue to battle wildfires across California, I thank my Senate colleagues for agreeing to provide additional resources to combat these deadly fires.  “The...

Jason Glynn Receives HAI’s Salute to Excellence Pilot of the Year Award

Helicopter Association International announced November 4th, 2019 that Jason Glynn, a pilot for Era Helicopters in Houma, Louisiana, was to receive the 2020 HAI...

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