Military helicopters help firefighters on the ground TOKYO (AP) — A forest fire broke out in a rural area north of Tokyo on Thursday, near another blaze burning for a fourth day. One man suffered burns and was hospitalized, and firefighters have been...
Leased helicopter will be used by Colorado Firefighting Air Corps Wildland Firefighter Staff DENVER, Colorado - Summit Daily reports that a bipartisan bill focused on wildfire relief, mitigation and prevention includes funding to lease a Sikorsky...
Fournier radioed to say his hydraulics appeared to be failing By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a veteran helicopter pilot who died when his aircraft crashed as he was dropping water over a California wildfire filed suit...
Aircraft at work over Fontana 564 Fire The Cypress Fire as it approached Sierra Ave in south Fontana. CAL FIRE & Riverside County Fire along with other agencies kept the fire from jumping across Sierra Ave. Nice aircraft show with drops from air...
New PHOS-CHEK® LCE20-Fx offers improved environmental profile, performance, visibility and handling Clayton, MO—Perimeter Solutions has introduced PHOS-CHEK® LCE20-Fx, the next-generation of its flagship PHOS-CHEK® Fire Retardant line. PHOS-CHEK LCE20-Fx...
Operational at the start of the 2022 fire season PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has awarded a contract to a Scottsdale company to design and build a new helicopter base in northern Gila County to support firefighting activities. The facility to...
Your assistance is needed International Association of Fire Chiefs The IAFC is conducting a survey to locate, map, and define the Aerial Helicopter Firefighting Capabilities around the world. This data will be used to help show the capabilities that...
Over 1.5M gallons of retardant dropped Defense Flash News NORTH HIGHLANDS, CA, UNITED STATES 10.26.2020 Video by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza California National Guard Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) were utilized at extreme capabilities...
Owl rode along for several water drops Wildland Firefighter CLOVIS, California – KGPE reported that an owl landed inside a helicopter that was in flight fighting the Creek Fire on Sunday afternoon. The bird flew into the aircraft through a small 16″ x...
Aircraft assisting in fighting fire near Cold Springs By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — An evacuation order remained in place but fire officials said they were making progress Monday against a wildfire north of Reno and the most...
Rescue of four National Guard members CBS Sacramento Dramatic video released by the California Highway Patrol on Saturday showed a rescue of four injured U.S. National Guard members inside the firelines in Butte County this weekend. ...
Wisconsin Black Hawks fighting the Creek Fire and SQF Complex Fire Defense Flash News FRESNO, CA, UNITED STATES 09.30.2020 Video footage of an element of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Assault), 147th Aviation Regiment, 64th Troop...
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