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Fraser Island Fire Continues to Burn Despite Aerial Firefighting Efforts

A fire that has been burning on Australia's Fraser Island in Queensland for over 6 weeks is gaining ground this week as aerial firefighting...

Aerial Tanker Fights Fraser Fire

Storm warnings across south-east Queensland have been cancelled after heavy rain, strong wind and large hail were tipped to quell heatwave conditions on Tuesday...

Record Amount of Fire Retardant Dropped this Year from Jeffco Airtanker Base

The Jeffco Airtanker Base, which operates out of the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, has recorded a record-breaking amount of fire retardant used to fight fires. Through...

U.S Forest Service Releases Multi Year Report on Firefighting Use And Effectiveness

The U.S Forest Service released their final report today on the Aerial Firefighting Use and Effectiveness (AFUE) study. The Aerial Firefighting Use and Effectiveness (AFUE)...

Services for Pilot Ricky Fulton Announced

Funeral arrangements were announced today for pilot Ricky Fulton, who died last week in a plane crash in Idaho.  Ricky was working as a...

BLM Honor Guard escorts fallen Air Tanker pilot from Emmett to Boise Airport

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The Bureau of Land Management’s national Fire and Aviation Honor Guard escorted fallen air tanker pilot Ricky Fulton on Monday from...

Pilot Killed in Idaho SEAT Crash on Schill Fire

UPDATED 9/24/2020 The Aerial Firefighting community suffered another loss last night as news began to arrive that another pilot had been lost during aerial firefighting...

Fighting the Badger Fire from above

WIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) - One of the tools they are using to fight the Badger Fire is airplanes. The airplanes fly over the fire...

The pilots in the SEATs

When the Grizzly Creek Fire erupted in Glenwood Canyon on the relatively normal afternoon of Aug. 10, Glenwood residents were stopped in their tracks...

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