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‘Eyes in the Sky’: Aerial Support Ready to Combat Tasmanian Bushfires

December 13, 2024

180 Households Evacuated as Forest Fire Burning in Southeast S. Korea

February 17, 2022

A forest fire, which broke out in a southeastern coastal city of South Korea, remained largely uncontained on Thursday and about 180 households have...

New $14.5 Million Helicopter will Boost Ventura County Search-And-Rescue Missions

February 14, 2022

The Ventura County Air Unit is adding a new bird to the flock. County officials approved the $14.5 million acquisition of a Bell 412EPX helicopter...

Pilot Dies After Helicopter Crashes into Paddock While Fighting Fire in Northern Tasmania

February 14, 2022

A man has died after the helicopter he was piloting crashed into a paddock while fighting the Lebrina bushfire in north-eastern Tasmania. The 41-year-old man was the sole...

ALIAS Equipped Black Hawk Helicopter Completes First Uninhabited Flight

February 11, 2022

Achievement made possible by development of flexible, extensible automation architecture The DARPA Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program completed a first ever flight of...

Southern California Firefighters Battle 3 Brush Fires Amid Winter Heat Wave

February 11, 2022

Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday afternoon for residents in the Irvine Cove and Emerald Bay areas of Laguna Beach, California, hours after a dangerous...

Forest Service Seeds 57 miles of Cub, Cedar Creek Fire Lines

February 10, 2022

The U.S. Forest Service reported recently that crews reseeded 57 miles of dozer lines from last summer’s Cub Creek 2 and Cedar Creek fires,...

Wind-Fanned Brush Fire Above the Orange County Coast Forces Evacuations

February 10, 2022

A brush fire pushed by strong winds forced evacuations early Thursday in coastal Orange County communities, but firefighters have protected homes as flames appear...

Pilot was Rescued Within a Few Minutes

February 9, 2022

A helicopter pilot was badly injured last spring during a firefighting mission near Nipigon when the chopper lost power and crashed due to an...

Supervisors Given Update on Additional Heli Hydrant

February 7, 2022

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors received a report on the feasibility of placing additional Heli-Hydrant water tanks in San Diego County, and...

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