This year, Firefighting agencies across the country are
battling a dramatic increase in the severity and frequency of bushfires due to
the impact of the ongoing drought and adverse forecast weather conditions.... Read More...
South St. Paul, Minnesota, January 2020 – Wipaire announces Bob “Wip” Wiplinger has entered semi-retirement and his son, Charlie Wiplinger, is taking the helm as CEO. Bob served as President since 1979 when he... Read More...
When American firefighters arrived at Sydney International Airport earlier this month to help fight the wildfires in Australia, they were greeted with a standing ovation.
The fires there have killed at leas... Read More...
In a press release by the New South Wales Rural Fire Service on Thursday, the service detailed the ditching of a Bell 205 at approximately 4pm. The Helicopter was detailed as a contract helicopter working for ... Read More...
PORTLAND, ORE. – Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, announces new aircraft orders to be delivered in 2020 and 2021, demonstrating further com... Read More...
A huge water-bombing helicopter has been deployed to Australia to help fight the deadly bushfire crisis gripping the country."Mad Max", a Mil Mi-8 MTV helicopter, can carry up to five tonnes of water at a time... Read More...
Coulson Group pilot Jonas Doherty closes the door on the Boeing 737 Fireliner he’s captaining and prepares to take off for another dangerous fire fighting flight as Australia is burning.“It’s been extremely ch... Read More...
As wildfires rage in Australia, an Albuquerque company will have a big part in the fight.
Crews for 10 Tanker will soon be flying DC-10s to Australia to fight the massive wildfires.
Director of Operation... Read More...
WASHINGTON D.C. – The arrow is pointing in
the right direction - - downward. Over
the past two decades, the U.S. helicopter fatal accident rate has been cut in
half, from 1.27 fatal accidents per 100,000... Read More...
United Rotorcraft continued its rapid pace deliveries of two more Sikorsky S-70i Firehawks this week. Delivering a completed Firehawk to both Los Angeles County Fire and San Diego County Fire over the last wee... Read More...
Leonardo announced December 2nd that Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) signed a contract for four AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters. The aircraft will be used to perform a range of missions—primarily fire... Read More...
Wildfire near downtown Boulder forces more than a thousand to evacuate the Colorado city
A wildfire burning in the mountains just outside downtown Boulder, Colorado has forced more than a thousand residents... Read More...
Hartzell Propeller's global network of Recommended Services Facilities gathered recently in Florida for the company's biennial three-day conference on propeller safety, quality and training. Recommended Servic... Read More...
OLNEY, Texas — Air Tractor President Jim Hirsch announced today
the retirement, as an Air Tractor dealer, of Chip Kemper, owner of Queen Bee
Air Specialties in Rigby, Idaho. With Kemper’s retirement, Queen Bee... Read More...
As climate change pushes California’s fire season into Australia’s, an intricate system of resource sharing struggles with the load.
Sharing the giant air tankers that fight fires 5,000 gallons of water at... Read More...
It has become a familiar and reassuring sight — planes and helicopters dumping loads of water and fire retardant on out-of-control blazes.
But experts are warning that fire services do not have enough large... Read More...
