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Bug bombers in the sky

More than 35 years ago, a few folks got together and came up with a wild idea: Let’s get a bunch of aerial applicators from across the state and put together an aerial firefighting program that could help the rural fire departments in the event of a large wild or grass fire.

Simplex and Eurocopter demonstrate high rise firefighting capability

Simplex Manufacturing and Eurocopter have completed a demonstration of Simplex's newest High Rise Firefighting system for the Eurocopter EC225 in Hong Kong as part of the China Air Show.

Preparing for the Season

After a very convoluted bidding process which took many months and cost vendors hundreds of thousands of dollars, it appears there will be no...

Turbine helicopter for forest treatment

Due to different demands on the forest market, now agricultural spraying with helicopters in Brazil relies on turbine aircraft. It is a combination of versatility...

Air Tractor 802F "Fire Boss" Air Tanker demonstrates aerial firefighting capabilities to Texas Forest Service

Little more than a month after wildfires burned a devastating swath across the Possum Kingdom Lake area and other parts of North Texas, representatives from the Fire and Emergency Response Division of the Texas Forest Service recently came to Possum Kingdom Lake to watch a demonstration of the Texas-made aerial firefighting single engine air tanker.

Tankers return after Australian fire season

Tanker 910, one of three DC-10’s operated by 10 Tanker Air Carrier, began the long trip back from Australia this March to it’s home...

Fighting Portugal’s deadliest Pedrogao Grande Wildfire, the Fire Boss aspect

A series of 156 wildfires that erupted across central Portugal in June turned into an epic tragedy that, within hours, claimed the lives of...

ASU modifies CO Fire AT-802 for first fixed-wing NVG firefighting operations

(BOISE, Idaho — August 30, 2018) Fighting fires at night is an effective tool for combatting threatening wild fires. Temperatures drop, humidity typically increases...

IMS New Zealand experiences ongoing growth and success with the Cloudburst Fire Bucket

Sales throughout the South American, Asia Pacific and European regions are up as the modern, simple, and extremely effective Cloudburst Bucket exceeds demands around...
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