The West Virginia Army National Guard's (WVARNG) Company C, 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment (1-150th Assault Battalion) completed 'bambi bucket' training for three aircrews consisting of 12 Soldiers at ... Read More...
With the extreme fire danger in Northern California looming and PG&E preparing to shutdown power to as many as 800,000 customers, CalFire moved to deploy its assets to respond quickly if a fire broke out.
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Firebosses Visit Olney, Texas and Olney Volunteer Fire Department gets a chance for a closer look.
It’s homecoming season this time of year in Texas, and a pair of Air Tractor AT-802A “Firebosses” have stop... Read More...
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, ARMENPRESS. The Ministry of Emergency Situations will receive 22 new Japanese firefighting engines in November, and 26 units of other, Russian equipment, Minister Felix Tsolakyan told a new... Read More...
RIFLE, Colo. (CBS4) – First responders across Colorado are using drones for investigations and training. Now, they have a brand new indoor test facility on the Western Slope to hone their drone skills.
“We... Read More...
After more than 900 firefighters rushed to the Decker fire, crews managed to contain 14% of the blaze by Tuesday morning, authorities said.
Since the wildfire was sparked by lightning Sept. 8, the blaze has... Read More...
Delta, BC, Canada – October 7, 2019 – SEI Industries Ltd. is announced as a finalist for Business in Vancouver’s 2019 BC Export Awards in the manufacturing category. SEI engineers and manufactures niche produ... 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...
Wildfires don’t stop burning when the sun goes down. Now firefighters in Colorado are training to fight the flames from the air at night.
It’s something most crews around the country don’t allow. Colorado i... Read More...
Fire season hit Australia early, and as emergency crews battle blazes up and down the country's east coast, support from above is more important than ever.
Some of the fleet of private helicopters contracte... Read More...
The thought of flight and the consuming power of fire has fascinated mankind for centuries. Who hasn’t looked up wondering what it would be like to soar among the clouds? Who hasn’t sat mesmerized, staring int... Read More...
(Albany,
Georgia) Following an announcement last week that Thrush Aircraft will be
bringing in new leadership along with a financial reorganization that will
allow the company to increase its capabilities and ... Read More...
Rural Manitobans are very familiar with the term crop dusting — spraying fields with chemicals from a small low-flying aircraft — but how about fire dusting?
After years of feeling helpless watchi... Read More...
Appleton, Minnesota based Dauntless Air who operates a fleet of Air Tractor AT-802 Fire Boss aircraft recently released a feature video on their operations, the benefit of SEAT aircraft for firefighting operat... Read More...
POCATELLO, Idaho — The "Gun Range Fire" is now 100 percent contained thanks to intense firefighting efforts on the ground and from the air.
A DC-10 air-tanker dropping fire retardant on the mountain played ... Read More...
Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Wednesday the country's government had sought the assistance of the Global Supertanker to assist firefighting efforts already underway in the small South American count... Read More...
