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Help Us, Help You: A Call for Collaboration in Aerial Firefighting

March 1, 2024

Fire on the mountain, lightning in the sky

February 6, 2017

Texas is one big state! Travelers passing through the Lone Star State like to say that once they leave Texas they are surely almost...

Fire Season Off to a Different Start

October 26, 2016

A conventional fire season would be where the majority of activity sprung up in the American Southwest. In a twisted start for the 2016 fire season, the vast majority of fires have been with our Canadian neighbors.

Getting the job done

September 22, 2016

A new fire season is already upon us. It seems like the last one just ended! Texas released most of its firefighting assets around Thanksgiving with the understanding things would probably get busy again in early spring.

Struggling With the Government

September 21, 2016

January has morphed into February and with it sees the return of the Southern Plains winter fire season. Predictive Services is forecasting a huge...

“There I was…Fokkers everywhere!” Why taking your training seriously matters.

August 21, 2016

“…Flat Rock Air Tac, Tanker 800 at the Initial Point.” OK, let’s see how long it takes him to get his act together and...

Tough Times

May 26, 2016

Summer is here and all of my fellow fire pilots are chomping at the bit to go on duty. Hopefully, by the time you...

Aerial Fire Fighting’s tool box

April 15, 2016

America's aerial firefighting fleet is a large and diversified one. Often referred to as a tool box with each tool having a specific use.

Doing more with less

January 19, 2016

The economic turmoil that has encircled the globe has affected all aspects of society in one way or another. The inevitable budget cuts that follow such a downturn will certainly have a huge impact on wildland firefighting

Funds for the future

January 19, 2016

By the time you read this, our nation’s leaders should have made decisions that will shape the future of our economy. Unless they decide...

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