Are Bigger Water Bombers the Answer to Australia's Bushfire Woes?
It has become a familiar and reassuring sight — planes and helicopters dumping loads of water and fire retardant on ...
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The World Burns All Year. Are There Enough Planes to Douse the Flames?
As climate change pushes California’s fire season into Australia’s, an intricate system of resource sharing struggles with the load. Sharing ...
As Kincade Fire Grows, Global SuperTanker Heads to Sacramento
As the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County continues to advance, growing to over 25,000 acres in size overnight, the Global ...
Global Supertanker Arrives in Bolivia for Aerial Firefighting
Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Wednesday the country's government had sought the assistance of the Global Supertanker to assist firefighting ...
VIDEO: These Pilots Fight Fires From The Sky In ‘Warriors Of The West’
Imagine traveling at 140 miles per hour through dense curtains of smoke at a mere 60 feet above the canopy ...
Helena USFS Air Tanker Base Key to Battling North Hills Wildfire
HELENA – The US Forest Service Air Tanker Base in Helena set several records this past weekend, including drops made ...
Reserve Airmen showcase C-130 at Oshkosh 2019
Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 302nd Airlift Wing arrived at one of the nation’s biggest air shows today to showcase ...
Tankers return after Australian fire season
Tanker 910, one of three DC-10’s operated by 10 Tanker Air Carrier, began the long trip back from Australia this ...
Funding for the future
Recently, two documents emerged from the federal government that make for an interesting comparison and provide a glimpse into the ...
Home Away From Home
When air tanker crews go on duty each year they are often on the road three to maybe even six ...
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