San Diego City fire debuted its newest aerial firefighting weapon this week as it arrived home from being outfitted at United Rotorcraft in Colorado. Read More
Heli Austria Selects Helitak Tank For 'Firecat' Super Puma
Heli Austria announced this week that after many months of research and investigation for the design and supply of an underbelly aerial fire suppression tank. Read More
Only Flooding Rain Can Douse The Flames
“Worst ever” and “unprecedented” have become the new norm this bushfire season in Australia as blazes grow the size of Sydney, overwhelming crews. Read More
Fighting Fire With Firehawks
As the Cave Fire grew into a continuous line of flame alongside State Route 154, from afar, headlights could be seen bobbing on the pitch-black hillsides.Read More
Refuge Notebook: Managing Wildfire With Data
When you think of data-driven careers, the natural resource field is probably not the first profession that comes to mind.Read More
United Rotorcraft Deliver Three New Firehawks in SoCal
United Rotorcraft and Sikorsky, announced this week the delivery this week of three Firehawks in California to L.A. County, CalFire and San Diego City Fire. Read More
U.S. Helicopter Safety Team Aim to Cut Down on Fatal Accidents
The arrow is pointing in the right direction - - downward. Over the past two decades, the U.S. helicopter fatal accident rate has been cut in half.Read More
Victoria Unveils 2019/2020 Fire Season Aerial Firefigting Fleet
The Victorian State government in Australia introduced its largest-ever seasonal aerial firefighting fleet at a press event at Avalon Airport west of the city this week. Read More
