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Georgian Border Police Receive Third French Helicopter for Firefighting, Mountain Rescue

Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs on Sunday said the Border Police had received from Germany the third Airbus H145 helicopter designated for firefighting and...

CAL FIRE’s First Modified C-130 Hercules Airtanker has Been Used at Over 15 Fires Since August, Enhancing Firefighting Capabilities

Since going into service on August 26, 2024, Tanker 122, (the first of CAL FIRE's seven C-130 Hercules airtankers) has flown more than 15...

Structures ‘Likely Lost’ as Two Wyoming Wildfires Grow by Miles

CASPER, Wyo. — Two Wyoming wildfires exploded in acreage on Sunday, putting more communities under alert and affecting highway travel. High winds, low humidity...

Pilots Drop Water And Slurry Bombs Like They’re At War With Wyoming Wildfires

CASPER — The MD-87 Erickson Aero Tanker sat on the tarmac with other firefighting aircraft at Casper/Natrona County International Airport waiting to roll. Among the...

Oregon’s Record Wildfire Season Prompts $47.5 Million Emergency Funding Request

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Department of Forestry is requesting emergency funding to pay for the most expensive wildfire season Oregon has ever seen. Because...

Aerial Attacks Help Tamp Down Washington Fires This Season, Oregon Sees Record-Breaking Year for Acres Burned

For the first time this wildfire season, local firefighting agencies across Washington state were able to call in aerial resources from the Washington State...

Peru: Government Continues Fight to Extinguish Forest Fires

The Presidency of the Republic on Tuesday stressed that the Government continues the fight to extinguish forest fires, both by air and land. In this regard, it...

Guard Aviation Crews Helps Contain Wildfires Across State

Story by Joseph Siemandel Cooler temperatures and some wetting rains have greatly reduced the state’s fire risk, allowing the State Emergency Operations Center to reduce its...

Airport Fire Containment Grows As Firefighters Assess Damage

TRABUCO CANYON, CA — Containment lines slowly grew Friday around the monstrous Airport Fire burning in Orange and Riverside counties, with "favorable" weather conditions...

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