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Hot Section Inspections

Maintenance time is just ahead for many operators. Shops are starting to fill out schedules for off-season work.  One of the maintenance items that...

Sacramento Metro Fire – Serving the California Capitol

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

What is HUMS?

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,...

Firefighting Aircraft ‘MISSING’ Amid Victoria’s Biggest Blaze of the Season

Two firefighting aircraft due to aid in Victoria’s bushfire efforts this season are yet to be delivered months into the bushfire season, and despite...

Kaimaumau Evacuated Again as Massive Fire Rages Out of Control

Residents of Kaimaumau in the Far North have been evacuated as a huge scrub fire threatens their homes for a second time. The order...

Two Killed in Helicopter Crash as Firefighters Battle Flames in Seven Provinces

Two people have died after a firefighting helicopter went down Wednesday morning near the town of Aluminé in Neuquén Province. The two individuals, identified only...

Crews Battle Large Wildfire on Christmas Eve on Grandfather Mountain

LINVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Officials in the North Carolina mountains say a “large” wildfire is underway on Christmas Eve at Grandfather Mountain. The fire was...

Remote Water Tanks To Protect Communities From Fires

Firefighting aircraft will have greater access to secure water supplies in remote forest areas in north east Victoria thanks to a $1.42 million water...

Hope for Basing Firefighting Helicopters in the Tahoe Basin

One common misconception is that there are helicopters based in the Lake Tahoe area that are dedicated to firefighting - that is simply not...

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