Two MAFFS-equipped C-130 aircraft activated to assist with wildfires
Boise, Idaho, July 23, 2020 – Yesterday, the USDA Forest Service has activated two military C-130...
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Wyoming Air National Guard Participates in Annual Aerial Firefighting Training
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Members of the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National...
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As Global Fire Season Winds Down, Aircraft Head to Maintenance, Next Assignments
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ATSB Releases Preliminary Report on C-130 Crash in Australia
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Rescued Koalas Named After American Firefighters Who Died Fighting Australia’s Wildfires
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Two MAFFS-equipped C-130 aircraft activated to assist with wildfires
Boise, Idaho, July 23, 2020 – Yesterday, the USDA Forest Service has activated two military C-130...
Changes coming
The 2010 summer fire season is more than halfway over. Unless something changes, this season will be the third slow season in a row. The National Preparedness was still at Level 2 on a scale of 1-5 (as of August 1). In comparison, the last two years we were at Level 3 by this time; which is still a low number for a normal year.
Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing hosts annual aerial firefighting training
About 300 people from the Air National Guard, U.S. Forest Service and other firefighting agencies...
At Ease | The Rise of a Fire Pilot
IF, God forbid, a small curl of smoke on our Blue Mountain Range grew into a full-on mountain...
Rescued Koalas Named After American Firefighters Who Died Fighting Australia’s Wildfires
Three koalas rescued during Australia’s wildfire crisis have been named for American...