Meet the VLAT, the country’s most powerful firefighting tool
PHOENIX — It takes a whole team from the firefighters on the ground to the crews in the air to...
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First of its kind: new firefighting aircraft in Montana
BELGRADE, Mont. — Bridger Aerospace in Belgrade gave NBC Montana an inside look at a new plane...
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Cal Fire says it will rely on air attacks as firefighters try to maintain social distancing
MCCLELLAN PARK, Calif. (KTXL) — With COVID-19 cases on the rise, fire crews are preparing to not...
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What A Hotter And Drier World Means for Shared Firefighting
The close of the warmest decade on record brought with it widespread, devastating wildfires from...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Global Supertanker Arrives in Bolivia for Aerial Firefighting
Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Wednesday the country’s government had sought the...
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First of its kind: new firefighting aircraft in Montana
BELGRADE, Mont. — Bridger Aerospace in Belgrade gave NBC Montana an inside look at a new plane...
It is going to be a busy one
Fire season is in full swing and it appears that it going to be the most active one in years. It...
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...
B747-400 SUPERTANKER
The B747-400 SuperTanker is the true “Next Gen” air tanker. It joins the world’s fleet of aerial firefighting tankers not only as the youngest VLAT (VERY LARGE AIR TANKER) but with almost twice the capacity of the next largest aerial tanker.
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...