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Anytime, Anywhere The Dash Across the US

March 1, 2023

March 4, 2022

Story by Stamatia Kal, Photos by John Pitsakis The 2021 fire season saw Greece at the forefront of the world stage as the most devastating...

Neptune Aviation Services’ Winter Maintenance Assures Year-Round Readiness

March 4, 2022

As wildland summer fire seasons extend into autumn, and the fires, themselves, become increasingly destructive and widespread, aerial tankers must be ready to fly...

Coulson Aviation CU-47s Arrive for Australian Fire Season

March 4, 2022

The 2021/2022 fire season in Australia looks a little different this year with regards to the Type 1 helicopter fleet. Traditionally the domain of...

Sacramento Metro Fire – Serving the California Capitol

January 7, 2022

In 2002 the Sacramento County Government identified a need for aerial firefighting support entrusting that support to Sacramento Metro Fire District. After a feasibility...

Aerial Firefighters Wow at American Heroes Show in California

January 7, 2022

The American Heroes Air Show returned to the Hansen Dam Recreation Area on November 13th to close out the California Airshow Season for 2021....

What is HUMS?

January 7, 2022

What are the current options? What are the benefits and costs? Firefighting operators, busy with one of the most active seasons on record this year,...

Remembering a Pioneer – Marc “Thor” Olson

January 7, 2022

In his youth, years before his middle name would become his callsign, Marc Thor Olson knew he wanted to fly. It comes as no...

Macedonia on Fire

November 1, 2021

The summer of 2021 proved to be one of the worst in decades, with wildfires devastating forests, houses and tourist areas in Turkey, Greece,...

Aerial Firefighting 2021 Estonia

November 1, 2021

As the global pandemic caused havoc with the European aerospace conference circuit for another year, Tangent Link, the company that hosts Aerial Firefighting shows...

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