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Contra Costa Fire, PG&E Partner to Staff Aerial Firefighting Helicopter

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Contra Costa Fire) and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) are partnering to staff a seasonal aerial firefighting helicopter. The...

U.S. Forest Service, Calif. Fire Agencies Battle Over Wildfire Aviation Policies

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — The Orange County Fire Authority and U.S. Forest Service are battling over accusations that USFS policies grounded an elite aerial...

DRONE ALERT: Firefighting Agency Issues Concerns About Drones

After members of the public flying drones disrupted wildfire operations in southern California twice recently, federal, state, and local wildfire managers in Oregon and...

EU and De Havilland Conclude Negotiations for 22 New Waterbombers

In a landmark event, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (De Havilland Canada) marked the successful conclusion of contract negotiations for 22 new waterbomber...

Airbus Awarded $25M Contract for Nova Scotia’s New Water Bombers

Nova Scotia is getting its new wildfire fighting helicopters from aerospace company Airbus. The new water bombers will replace the fleet of four helicopters that...

Aerial Firefighting Forces Battle Blaze in Northern Greece

A wildfire erupted on Tuesday afternoon in a forested area in the region of Serres, northern Greece. The blaze was burning near Melenikitsi. Firefighters are responding...

Second Firefighting Aircraft Lands in Bolivia

A second four-engined turboprop Electra tanker aircraft arrived in  Bolivia Monday to join the firefighting efforts against wild flames hitting various parts of the country, particularly...

Fire Boss Aircraft Lost in Incident in Minnesota, Pilot Survives

On Tuesday, October 8th at approximately 2 PM Central Time, a Fire Boss amphibious fire bomber aircraft was lost during a proficiency flight while...

Oklahoma National Guard Hosts Wildland Fire UAS Integration Exercise

WEATHERFORD, Okla. - The Oklahoma National Guard partnered with Southwestern Oklahoma State University, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and Weatherford Fire Department to host a...

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