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UAFA Authors Letter to Government on Retardant Testing Concerns

April 4, 2024

WA desperately needs more aerial wildfire resources, converted Boeing 747 could help

March 30, 2021

MOSES LAKE, Wash.-- The world's largest aerial firefighting aircraft is right here in our backyard, getting a tune-up and upgrade ahead of fire season. Local...

Leading 10 Tanker

March 4, 2021

Often overlooked fact; the world of aerial firefighting can be quite competitive. From bidding for contracts to crew performance, everyone is trying to stay...

Large Air Tanker based in Busselton for fire season

December 18, 2020

A Large Air Tanker will be based in Busselton to support aerial firefighting ahead of the coming bushfire season. Western Australia was funded to have...

Record Amount of Fire Retardant Dropped this Year from Jeffco Airtanker Base

November 9, 2020

The Jeffco Airtanker Base, which operates out of the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, has recorded a record-breaking amount of fire retardant used to fight fires. Through...

U.S Forest Service Releases Multi Year Report on Firefighting Use And Effectiveness

October 6, 2020

The U.S Forest Service released their final report today on the Aerial Firefighting Use and Effectiveness (AFUE) study. The Aerial Firefighting Use and Effectiveness (AFUE)...

C/NCIA able to accommodate planes of all sizes in fighting fires

August 11, 2020

CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - When it comes to aerial firefighting, you probably have an idea of what the planes look like and...

10 Tanker Air Carrier DC-10, an aerial firefighting wonder

July 28, 2020

With fire season upon us, fleets of different firefighting aircraft are positioned at specific airports and airbases to provide a rapid response to wildfires...

Meet the VLAT, the country’s most powerful firefighting tool

June 26, 2020

PHOENIX — It takes a whole team from the firefighters on the ground to the crews in the air to battle the large brush...

First of its kind: new firefighting aircraft in Montana

June 26, 2020

BELGRADE, Mont. — Bridger Aerospace in Belgrade gave NBC Montana an inside look at a new plane that will help fight forest fires this season. The...

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