Wildfire

Rotak Releases Statement on CH-47 Crash, Confirms Names of Pilots Lost

Anchorage, Alaska - Rotak Helicopter Services released a statement today on yesterday's crash of one of the company's two CH-47 Chinook helicopters during firefighting...

CAL FIRE Completes First Night Aerial Firefighting Mission With S-70i on Electra Fire

As ongoing efforts continue to extinguish the Electra Fire in Amador County which lies to the South East of the state capital of Sacramento,...

Heavy Smoke Delayed Aerial Resources For Lime Complex Fire

ALASKA: The total complex size is 572,925 acres. There are over 237 total resources assigned to the various fires, including two Type 1 Hotshot...

FireTrac Captures Astonishing Scar Burn Aerial Image from Elgin Bridge Fire in Arizona

FireTrac is the definitive wildfire tracking app built by the aerial firefighters at Bridger Aerospace, whose mission is to save lives, property, and habitats...

St. Francis Fire on the Rosebud Reservation Burns 1,500-2,000 Acres

ST. FRANCIS, S.D. – According to the Rosebud Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs (B.I.A.) a fire was reported Saturday afternoon near St. Francis, located...

Aerial Assets Fighting Two Fires at Fort Hood

FORT HOOD, Texas– Firefighters are working to contain the fire which is currently estimated to exceed 250 acres and is 50 percent contained. The Texas...

Cal Fire’s Aerial Defense More Vital This Fire Season Than Ever Before

Cal Fire already has its hands full and we haven't even reached the peak fire summer months. What helps those thousands of ground crews is...

Looking to ease summer demand, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is taking on firefighting with a new piece of equipment

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office will venture into firefighting duties this summer after purchasing a water bucket that attaches to one of its search...

Innovative Australian Design Helping to Fight Fires All Over The World

By Jennifer Swaine As a qualified engineer and helicopter pilot who had faced off against many bushfires, Jason Schellaars understood the limitations of firefighting tanks...

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