New aerial firefighting airtanker for Canada
By: Steve Whitby The Dash 8-400 airtanker, while new to Canada, has been operating since 2005 British Columbia (BC) based Conair has deployed a fleet of 70 aerial firefighting aircraft…
Bipartisan legislation is calling out California for lacking in wildfire fighting tech
by SOPHIA LESSEOS FRESNO, Calif. (KMPH) — A new bipartisan bill introduced in California is bringing attention to the lack of updated technology in aerial firefighting. Currently, aerial firefighting systems…
Nevada Air Guard Group Commander, Pilot dies at 46
Nevada Joint Force Headquarters Public AffairsStory by Capt. Emerson Marcus Col. Michael Fugett, the commander of the Nevada Air Guard’s 152nd Operations Group who genuinely prioritized service more than the…
Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection sends Pioneer Peak Hotshots and Air Tanker to assist in Alberta fires
BY ALASKA DIVISION OF FORESTRY Provincial officials in Alberta declared a state of emergency on Saturday when more than 100 wildfires spread out of control in what Premier Danielle Smith…
Air National Guard MAFFS units practice aerial wildland firefighting with U.S. Forest Service
152nd Airlift Wing Public AffairsStory by Master Sgt. Garrett Wake Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif — The 152nd Airlift Wing (Nevada) and 153rd Airlift Wing (Wyoming) participated in…
Aerial fire retardant drops are attacked as ineffective and environmentally harmful
BY ALEX WIGGLESWORTH STAFF WRITER LA TIMES For most Californians, the sight of aircraft spewing neon pink liquid over flaming trees and brush has become a hallmark of aggressive wildfire…
Government requirements and the use of private contractors for aerial firefighting
Mandy Langfield investigates the landscape between government requirements and the use of private contractors As fire seasons increase in severity, governments must rely less on contractors and more on serious…
Pilot killed in large air tanker crash during Black Summer was about to retire, inquest hears
ABC Illawarra / By Jessica Clifford The New South Wales Bushfires Coronial Inquiry has heard the pilot in charge of a large air tanker that crashed in the Snowy Mountains…
Conair networks simulators to train co-ordination in aerial firefighting
By David Kaminski-Morrow21 March 2023 Aerial firefighting specialist Conair Group has expanded a mission training system which networks simulators to allow pilots to practice and co-ordinate flights over wildfires. Aerial…
Anytime, Anywhere The Dash Across the US
As Aero-Flite enters its 60th year in aerial firefighting operations, the company has its eye on expansion, increasing an already sizeable airtanker fleet, one of the largest in the US.…