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Thrush’s New Era, Five Years and Counting!

November 27, 2024

Planned Restructuring at Thrush Enters Second Phase

September 5, 2019

(Albany, Georgia) Following an announcement last week that Thrush Aircraft will be bringing in new leadership along with a financial reorganization that will allow the company to...

Super Scoopers Arrive in LA County, Ready for Fire Season

September 5, 2019

Two significant weapons in L.A. County firefighters’ arsenal against brush fires have arrived, county fire officials confirmed Monday. “They are landing today — they’re going...

Extinguishing Fires With Helicopters Soon a Possible Measure

September 5, 2019

Minister for Home Affairs Taina Bofferding provided responses to three parliamentary questions concerning how to battle wildfires after a summer marked by several large...

China's AVIC AG600 Amphibious Scooper Prototype Makes Appearance in Russia

September 4, 2019

China began international showcasing of the AVIC AG600 Kunlong seaplane at Russia’s International Aviation and Space Salon event in Zhukovsky, Russia in late August....

Firefighters Battle Blazes Across South East Queensland

September 4, 2019

Fire crews have contained a fast-moving blaze that flared up west of Kalbar on Queensland's Scenic Rim, as well as battling bushfires on multiple...

Fishhawk Fire Burns over 2000 Acres Near Yellowstone

September 4, 2019

A new wildfire reported Monday west of Cody burned roughly 2,000 acres in just a few hours. Spread by erratic, gusting winds, the Fishhawk Fire began...

VIDEO: Meet the Pilot Who Fought the ‘Gun Range Fire’ From the Air

September 4, 2019

POCATELLO, Idaho — The "Gun Range Fire" is now 100 percent contained thanks to intense firefighting efforts on the ground and from the air. A DC-10 air-tanker...

Victorian Aerial Firefighting Fleet to Exceed 50 Aircraft

September 2, 2019

After an exceedingly dry winter season and predictions indicate a dangerously dry summer for Australia, the Victorian government announced that a record fifty aircraft...

Wildfire on Mountain Visocica Has Been Active for Four Days

September 2, 2019

The wildfire on Mount Visocica in Konjic municipality is still active and it has covered several hectares of pine forest, but it does not...

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