Nevada Air Guard helps battle western wildfires
By Senior Master Sgt. Paula Macomber, 152nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs NEVADA AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Nev. (AFNS) — The Nevada Air National Guard will support wildland firefighting operations in…
$7.2 Billion Contract Award for Airtanker Services
By: Kelly Andersson The Forest Service has awarded five companies positions on a potential 10-year, $7.2 billion contract for airtanker support services. GovConWire reported today that the Airtanker Services 2023…
Military C-130s equipped with Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) mobilized to assist with wildfire suppression efforts.
Story by Capt. Kimberly Chatto KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon – At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, U.S. Northern Command deployed two C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire…
Firefighting ripe for tech disruption as seasons worsen
Stephanie Gardiner Fighting bushfires from the air is increasingly critical in an era of longer fire seasons, more complex blazes and overlapping disasters, an international conference has been told. Those…
Santa Maria Air Tanker Base poised and ready to respond as peak fire season begins
By Dave Alley SANTA MARIA, Calif. – As more seasonal warmer and drier weather conditions arrive, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base is gearing up for the beginning of peak…
Australian air tanker on loan in Sacramento to assist with California wildfires
By: TONY LOPEZ California is spending millions to help bring more firefighting aircraft to the state this summer. It’s an effort to get more retardant on fires in the first…
Conair introduces Dash 8-400AT firefighting airtanker for Canada
A fleet of 70 aerial firefighting aircraft have deployed for the fire season from British Columbia (BC) based operator Conair. The fleet includes a mix of fixed-wing aircraft including Bird…
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…
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…