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Black Hawk boost for aerial firefighting in Australia

Air services company Aerotech has unveiled two ex-US military Black Hawk helicopters, which will become the first of their kind to be used for...

VIDEO: Black Hawk Involved in Fatal Crash Seen Minutes Before Accident

Video has been provided to AerialFire Magazine by a confidential source showing the Firehawk Helicopters UH-60A Black Hawk in flight over Leesburg Airport just...

UPDATED: Four Feared Lost in UH-60A Firefighting Helicopter Crash in Leesburg, Florida

According to local news sources, one body has been recovered with three others aboard the aircraft unaccounted for in a helicopter crash involving a...

Greek villages, monasteries evacuated as fire damages homes

SCHINOS, Greece (AP) — A large wildfire in Greece gutted and damaged dozens of homes and prompted evacuations Thursday as it tore through rugged...

Two new Firehawk helicopters beef up firefighting arsenal in Ventura County

Ventura County's aerial firefighting capabilities got a huge boost with the recent arrival of two new helicopters. "We are now tripling our water dropping capabilities with...

Western Fire Chiefs Association Wraps Successful 2021 Wildfire Prevention Summit

Nearly two dozen fire management experts deliver insight on wildfire safety during National Wildfire Awareness Month, complete Summit now available for viewing on event...

First of its Kind in Aerial Wildfire Firefighting

Wildfires in California in 2020 burned a record 4.3 million acres, damaging or destroying 10,500 structures and killing 33 people. This year’s wildfire season is...

Columbia Helicopters and Aurora Flight Sciences aim to develop technology for aerial firefighting flights in degraded visual environments

Aurora, Oregon – May 4th, 2021 – Columbia Helicopters (Columbia) and Aurora Flight Sciences (Aurora), a Boeing Company, this week entered into a memorandum of understanding...

Flagler County Makes a Little History With Its First Aerial-Ignition Prescribed Fire at Princess Place

Flagler County on Friday successfully completed its first prescribed fire utilizing FireFlight equipped with an aerial ignition machine to set fire to 85 acres...

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