VIDEO: Global Super Tanker Drops on Kincade Fire

Take a look at footage captured by KTVU's Skyfox helicopter of the Global SuperTanker dropping retardant on the Kincade fire in Sonoma County, California. Read More

Air Tanker Pilots Keep California Fires at Bay

High winds are forecast this week for all of California as fires burn up and down the Golden State. Near the Bay Area, the Kincade Fire has charred over 100 square miles. Read More

SEI Industries Demonstrates Bambi MAX and Sling Dragon in Brazil

SEI Industries’ new Sling Dragon and Bambi Max put on an impressive display at the International Wildfire Conference being held in Campo Grande, Brazil.  Read More

Kincade Fire Nears 60% Containment as Aerial Firefighting Continues
As of 7 p.m. Wednesday, CalFire released information stating that the Kincade fire that has burned for more than a week has reached over 60% containment thanks to a massive assault on the 75,000 acre fire. Read More

FEMA Grant Helps NFPA Bolster Drone Safety Efforts

The NFPA has received nearly $1 million dollars from FEMA to develop a free public safety drone compliance program that includes educational training. Read More

Simplex Announces FAA Approval for Internal Fire Attack System 
DART Aerospace’s newly acquired business, Simplex, announced today that they had received an STC for their Internal Fire Attack System for the Black Hawk helicopter. Read More

Greece Sends Aerial Firefighting Assistance to Lebanon
Greece sent two Canadair CL-415 amphibious firefighting aircraft to Lebanon on Tuesday, to help with the efforts to contain the forest fires burning near the capital of Beirut since Sunday. Read More

Airbus Delivers Two H125's to Austrian Ministry of the Interior
Austria’s Ministry of the Interior (BMI) has formally introduced into service two Airbus H125 helicopters extensively equipped for law enforcement, rescue and firefighting missions. Read More