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Airborne Firefighting: SC Forestry Commission’s Newest Tools in Action

October 14, 2024

Bushfire near Freeling under control, but CFS on alert for change in weather

November 30, 2020

Farmer Tommy Meaney was about to order a beer at the Gungellan Hotel in Freeling when someone warned him to look outside. Large plumes of...

Fraser Island Fire Continues to Burn Despite Aerial Firefighting Efforts

November 30, 2020

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

November 19, 2020

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

November 9, 2020

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

October 6, 2020

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

September 29, 2020

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

September 28, 2020

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

September 23, 2020

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

September 22, 2020

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...

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