Wildfire

Australia May Face More Megafires in the Future

We are increasingly susceptible to widespread fires when we look at the last 90 years of fire information According to a comprehensive review of 90...

New Water Bucket Takes Flight in Turkey

A company in the Antalya region of southern Turkey has developed a domestically designed water basket using locally sourced materials that can be used...

New Helicopter Bolsters NPWS Response to Brushfires

The newest helicopter to join the National Parks and Wildlife Service’s (NPWS) air wing will allow the agency to more effectively prepare for and...

Deadly crash doesn’t mean firefighting at night is over

Nighttime aerial firefighting from a fixed wing plane is still a possibility in Colorado. Just not until after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)...

Wildfire on Sauratown Mountain in Stokes County is 95% contained

The wildfire on Sauratown Mountain in southwestern Stokes County was 95% contained as of Tuesday afternoon and no longer poses a threat, authorities said. A...

Kestrel Reaches Night Aerial Firebombing Approval Milestone

Following on from its multi-award-winning success in developing an effective night firebombing helicopter program in partnership with the Victorian Government, Kestrel Aviation has now...

10 Tanker Drops Record-Setting 12 Million Gallons of Retardant During the Busy Fire Season

Firefighting aircraft are a powerful tool for battling forest fires, especially during the record-breaking 2021 fire season that saw 73 fires burn over 3.2...

Novel Approach to Keep Firefighters Safe Ahead of Bushfire Season

The battle to prepare for this year's bushfire season is well underway with a critical program being used to keep firefighters safe. Helicopters have been deployed to...

Texas forest service airplanes in Abilene to help fight Buck Fire in Throckmorton County

UPDATE 8:15 A.M. TUESDAY The Texas A&M Forest Service reported Tuesday morning that the Buck Fire in Throckmorton County has reached 18,688 acres and is...

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