Our ‘New Normal’ – The Drop May/June 2020
In early March of this year, the AerialFire team headed to Sacramento for the Aerial Firefighting...
Read MoreIn early March of this year, the AerialFire team headed to Sacramento for the Aerial Firefighting...
Read MoreAs I read the latest press release from the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST), I was...
Read MoreHere we are into the second issue of AerialFire after breaking out as a separate publication from...
Read More“…a training effort by and for personnel directly involved in aerial retardant and water delivery....
Read MoreSingle-engine air tanker (SEAT) pilots are carded, or licensed, by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Aviation Management Directorate (AMD).The department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) provides training for SEAT pilots.
Read MoreA new fire season is already upon us. It seems like the last one just ended! Texas released most of its firefighting assets around Thanksgiving with the understanding things would probably get busy again in early spring.
Read MoreMother Nature is the final authority as far as wildfires are concerned. When you are in the business of fighting fires, she can be your worst enemy or your best friend.
January has morphed into February and with it sees the return of the Southern Plains winter fire...
Summer is here and all of my fellow fire pilots are chomping at the bit to go on duty. Hopefully,...