A New Era For Air Attack – Bridger Aerospace Stepping to the Next Chapter in Air Attack Platforms
“The wind shifted suddenly, turning a small, contained fire into an inferno,” Barrett Farrell, Part 135 Chief Pilot at Bridger Aerospace, said. “We’d been over
Innovative Australian Design Helping to Fight Fires All Over The World
By Jennifer Swaine As a qualified engineer and helicopter pilot who had faced off against many bushfires, Jason Schellaars understood the limitations of firefighting tanks
The Drop – Shows are Back!
As the new fire season approaches, I know I’m not the only one expecting a busy one. Busy is good for businesses that work in
Pilots with ADHD
Safety experts agree that at least 70% of aviation accidents are attributable to the pilot. NASA scientists report that most accidents result from some failure
The Incident Traffic Area
In 2001, I had my first full-time job in wildfire aviation as a helitack Fire Captain. Ignorance was bliss for me in the air, but
Fire in Rio Grande Do Sol a Recurring Problem
By Marcos Antonio Camargo When I started writing this article, we were contacted for another firefighting operation in the fields of the West Frontier of
