Oregon Department of Forestry provides update and look-back at current fire season
By Tiffany Olin October 20, 2022 Southern Oregon — It may be late October, but we are still not quite out of the woods for fire season. “Every district in…
Urgent Call for Aerial Firefighting Assistance as Kalahari Fire Burns
The DA has made an urgent call to the Northern Cape government to support firefighting initiatives in the Kalahari region with airplanes and helicopters. (Watch video below.) The desperate plea…
Another C-130 arrives at McClellan with new CAL FIRE livery
Author Bill Gabbert Posted on Fireaviation.com August 12, 2022 Another of the seven C-130 aircraft that the Coast Guard will eventually transfer to the California Department of Forestry and Fire…
Barrasso bill eyes allocation of firefighting aircraft
By Jonathan Make Wyoming Tribune Eagle The Sugarloaf fire near Laramie Peak was first reported last week. Estimates say it has so far burned more than 800 acres. Courtesy Photo/U.S.…
Embraer conclude flight tests for C-390 Millennium firefighting capabilities
Embraer has successfully completed the fight test of the certification campaign for the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS II), which provides the C-390 Millennium with the required capability to…