Wildfire

UAFA Authors Letter to Government on Retardant Testing Concerns

April 4, 2024

Wildfire Season Forecast to be ‘Normal,’ But Unknowns Linger

May 26, 2023

Montana is forecast to have normal wildfire risk this summer amid above-average temperatures and about normal precipitation, with little change to current drought conditions. The...

Veteran Aerial Firefighter Passes Away

May 22, 2023

(Captain) Gary Stephen Harney of Cody passed away peacefully May 6, 2023, following a valiant battle with ALS. Gary was born Aug. 6, 1952, in...

Aerial Firefighting 2023 Pacific Northwest Show Round Up

May 1, 2023

The aerial firefighting industry descended on the Pacific Northwest for this year's installment of the Tangent Link-run Aerial Firefighting North American Conference held this...

Bill Would Make it a Crime to Fly Drones Over Wildfires

March 20, 2023

People who fly the drones over wildland fires could soon face criminal penalties under a bill gaining traction at the Legislature. Unauthorized drone flights over...

Bridger Aerospace and Jack Creek Announce Closing of Business Combination

January 25, 2023

BOZEMAN, Mont. and NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2023 Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, LLC (“Bridger” or “Bridger Aerospace”), a leading independent provider of aerial firefighting...

Airbus Successfully Tests Firefighting Kit on A400M

July 26, 2022

Getafe, 26 July 2022 –Airbus has successfully tested a removable firefighting demonstrator kit on the A400M new generation airlifter during a flight test campaign in Spain. The test...

Rotak Releases Statement on CH-47 Crash, Confirms Names of Pilots Lost

July 22, 2022

Anchorage, Alaska - Rotak Helicopter Services released a statement today on yesterday's crash of one of the company's two CH-47 Chinook helicopters during firefighting...

CAL FIRE Completes First Night Aerial Firefighting Mission With S-70i on Electra Fire

July 8, 2022

As ongoing efforts continue to extinguish the Electra Fire in Amador County which lies to the South East of the state capital of Sacramento,...

Heavy Smoke Delayed Aerial Resources For Lime Complex Fire

June 30, 2022

ALASKA: The total complex size is 572,925 acres. There are over 237 total resources assigned to the various fires, including two Type 1 Hotshot...

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Drones Force ‘Complete Shutdown’ of Aerial Firefighting Efforts at B.C.’s Biggest Wildfire

Redding Air Attack Base Enhancements More Than Double Firefighting Capability

AEM’s New MTP136D Radio Approved for Installation In Firefighting Aircraft

U.S Forest Service Set to Conduct Annual Hoist Training in Bend, Oregon

UAVOS Deploys UVH 170 Unmanned Helicopter for Wildfire Support

San Bernardino Sheriff Accepts Completed Bell 412 EPX from Hangar One

UAFA Authors Letter to Government on Retardant Testing Concerns

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