New South Wales Rural Fire Service – Setting the Stage
Cover image by Aaron Maurer The state of New South Wales (NSW), on Australia’s east coast, was the hardest hit by the 2019/2020 fire season.
Neptune Aviation – Air Attack
Neptune Aviation Services is going beyond its well-known air tanker operations with plans to offer air attack services by June 1 of this year, deploying
Victorian Government Night Firefighting Aviation Program
The state of Victoria in Australia is now in its seventh year of contiguous operations of the Night Fire Aviation Program (NFAP). From the humble
Sixty Years of PHOS-CHEK
PHOS-CHEK fire retardant was trademarked in 1963, making 2023 the 60th anniversary of the product. It also marked another milestone – 60 years that Perimeter
Fire Aviation Asset Management
I often hear comments or am asked about my opinion regarding how much better one aircraft type or size is over another. The answer is
The Drop – Banning Retardant Will Cost Lives
Many of our readers have likely read from recent news coverage that federal agencies charged with providing aerial firefighting resources are now having to fight
