Aerial Fire News

Joint Program to Upgrade Columbia Model 107-II Helicopters to new and enhanced Model-107-III Configuration. Coatesville Heliplex Selected as Development Site....

BILLINGS, MONTANA (July 2, 2024): Montana-based Billings Flying Service (BFS) is pleased to announce it won Montana’s Department of Natural Resources...

Since May 2011, AT-802A/F Air Tractors have been used as the primary aerial assets in support of the firefighting operations...

AerialFire recently caught up with John Gould to talk about his career in the aerial firefighting industry and his path to...

Over 50 years have passed since the introduction of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS), a self-contained unit used...

By Ryan Varjassy The NDN-6 Fieldmaster was the brainchild of British aviation legend Nigel Desmond Norman starting back in the...

There's a saying: "the more things change, the more they stay the same." Usually, we are forward looking but we...

By Master Sgt. Nieko Carzis The U.S. Forest Service held its annual certification and training event for the aerial firefighting...

Photos by Steve Nelson, AerialFire photographer On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC)...

As the fire season in the United States begins, operators have started contracts or are finishing up maintenance on their...