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The Kamov Ka-32 in Cyprus

Protecting the Rainbow Nation from Wildfires

South African Wildfire Ready Convention 2018 "We might be the first generation to grasp our position in and impact on nature. We might also be...

Fire Bosses control Skopje wildfire

A small forest fire that started on the plateaus of Skopje overlooking Skopska Crna Gora mountain (the Black Mountain of Skopje) on 1 April...

Strike First – Ask Questions Later

Washington State’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has fought wildfires with this same aggressive strategy since 2016 and, to date, it has been extremely...

Spray Beyond the Day, Fighting Fire at Night with NVGs.

“Fighting fires at night is a critical operation that helps save lives, property and combats the destructive forces of fires like we have experienced throughout the U.S., Canada, South America and Australia" said Watlington.

Air Tractor Europe company: We want to sell our fire-fighting planes to Serbia

The recently held Serbian-Spanish business forum in Belgrade also had its small aviation element. "On the margins" during the event, a Spanish company representing...

One of a kind plane and pilot

Ever since its introduction by Wipaire in 2003, the Fire Boss has been a big hit in the aerial firefighting industry. Basically an Air Tractor AT-802F fitted with a highly modified set of amphibious floats based on Wipaire’s Twin Otter floats, the Fire Boss fills a niche in the specialized form of aerial firefighting known as scooping. Scooping is when an aircraft skims across a body of water to fill its tank with a load of water.

New aerial firefighting company calls Fort Morgan home

Last week firefighting aircraft took to the skies just outside of Fort Morgan Colorado.  The five pilots and two aircraft were participating in the annual aerial firefighting training hosted by CO Fire Aviation, just in time for the busy summer wildfire season.

So you want to be a SEAT pilot

Today Single Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) contracts require the contractor to create and implement a Safety Management System (SMS). This system covers all aspects of company activities including operations, training, safety, planning and response.

Safety for Aerial Firefighters

Smoke from a wildland fire seems to draw general aviation aircraft much the same as the flame from a candle will draw a moth. It is just human nature to go take a closer look.
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