Wildfire

New Cal Fire helicopter already showing its chops

The Cal Fire / Riverside County Fire Department’s new Sikorsky S70i helicopter wildfire only required one demonstration to Matthew J. Miller’s pilots. Mirror plunges during...

FEATURE: Coastal Air Strike – The New Kid in Town

Michael Hutchins began his aviation career in the vast and complex world of aerial application, initially loading aircraft and eventually, through hard work and...

Tussock Fire continues to burn as aerial resources play crucial role in fire fight

CROWN KING, Ariz. — Rebecca Thomas and her family couldn't wait to take their Can-am Maverick off-roading. They moved to the Valley from Utah...

Wildland firefighters using Bitterroot location to train for aerial attack

STEVENSVILLE — The sound of helicopters in the Bitterroot often signals the beginning of another fire season but on Thursday, it marked the location...

California Air National Guard and USDA Forest Service Conduct Annual Aerial Firefighting Training

The California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing and the Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing have joined the USDA Forest Service, the...

Six months of progress after Bushfire Royal Commission

The Australian Government is methodically implementing the recommendations handed down on 30 October 2020 by the Royal Commission Into National Natural Disasters (Royal Commission). Recommendations...

Public Anger Grows as Last Ditch Efforts to Save Global SuperTanker Continue

As knowledge of the shut down of the Global SuperTanker by parent company, investment firm Alterna Capital LLC increases, so too does the public...

Iosco County “Brittle Fire” not yet contained, effort expected to drag on for days

IOSCO CO., Mich. (WJRT) (4/24/2021)--The wildfire burning since Friday in northern Iosco County had yet to be contained as of 4:00 Saturday afternoon, according...

Man detained as ‘out of control’ Cape Town fires continue to rage

A man has been detained in relation to the "out of control" fires in Cape Town, which began on Sunday morning continues to blaze...

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