44,000 troops back by military aircraft begin fighting fires By MARCELO SILVA de SOUSA Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) —...
READ MORECalifornia County Approves Aerial Pilot Program for Wildfires
by Peter Prochilo | Aug 16, 2019 | Aviation, News
Firefighters will have access to overhead video within minutes SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California’s Orange...
READ MOREColorado Conducts Nighttime Wildfire Aviation Training
by Peter Prochilo | Aug 15, 2019 | Aviation, Firefighting, News, Videos
State is first in country to implement helicopter night flying suppression program DENVER – Colorado becomes the first state in...
READ MOREWildfire on Canary Islands Forces 1,000 to Evacuate
by Peter Prochilo | Aug 12, 2019 | News
Wildfire has burned over 2,000 acres MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say a wildfire on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria has...
READ MOREMilitary Aircraft Used to Fight Russian Wildfires
by Peter Prochilo | Aug 6, 2019 | News
Military personnel battle fires in Siberia MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s military says its aircraft dropped more than 1,200 metric...
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