During the 2021 fire season, while Canada and the U.S. developed plans around having access to their combined resources, Mother Nature threw a curveball...
Off-Season Preparation for Fire Season Success
Given the nature of the industry, aerial firefighting is faced with a unique set of risks, complex issues related...
Heliwest is one of Australasia’s leading helicopter companies and the largest onshore helicopter operator in Western Australia with over 40 helicopters. Heliwest has offices...
This article was originally published in the print version of AerialFire Magazine's January/February issue.
Story by Lucas Zanoni
2020 was characterized by the rise of agricultural...
Nowadays, aircraft operators and fire-fighting authorities take for granted capabilities that up until a few years ago didn’t exist. In this article, we look at...
The aerial firefighting industry lost a much-loved pilot this week after veteran pilot Chip Paige was lost in a helicopter accident outside of Mesa,...