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Having a diverse air tanker fleet can reduce impact of grounding one model
In 2012 the entire fleet of large air tankers in the United States was affected…
NVFC Member and Volunteer Firefighter Todd McKinney Honored with an All-Expense Paid Cruise Courtesy of Cabot Creamery Co-operative
Todd McKinney, a volunteer firefighter with the Bel Air (MD) Volunteer Fire Company and member…
Taiwan struck by a deadly earthquake just before typhoon hits
Taiwan was preparing for typhoon Lekima when a 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit on Thursday (Aug 8)…
Air Force removes 123 C-130s from service to inspect wing boxes
C-130 air tankers are being inspected The post Air Force removes 123 C-130s from service…
Super Typhoon Lekima wreaks havoc in Japan Taiwan and China
China is hit by Lekima after the super typhoon, the ninth typhoon for the year,…
Mount Everest rescue pilot risks her own life to save adventurers from Nepal’s perilous peaks
Nepal’s only female helicopter rescue pilot, Priya Adhikari, says she has seen enough death and…
CustoMem Changes Name to Puraffinity and Announces Successful Fundraise to Accelerate Its Growth
Trial to start at a major airport Puraffinity, a spin-out from Imperial College London, that develops…
First Recipients Announced for MSA’s 2019 Globe Gear Giveaway
Departments in AZ and NJ will each receive four sets of new turnout gear MSA,…
North American Fire Training Directors seeking Executive Director
New position to strengthen membership and support growth of the organization The North American Fire…
Health and Safety and Fire Safety North unveils its content programme for 2019
Health & Safety North and Fire Safety North has announced an unparalleled line-up of free…
GMB London region back Fire Chiefs call for sprinklers in all UK schools
Unfortunately, like most Health and Safety concerns raised in the UK, action isn’t taken until…
Lightning and helicopter activity in Oregon
With the abundant lightning in the Northwest United States over the last few days it’s…
Memorial rededicated for the crew of Air Tanker 130
(This article first appeared at Fire Aviation) The rededication of the memorial for the crew…
Photos from the rededication of the memorial for the crew of Tanker 130
The rededication of the memorial for the crew of Air Tanker 130 occurred as planned…
Special tribute to Smokey Bear by New Jersey Forest Fire Service
As part of the celebration of the 75th year of the Smokey Bear wildfire prevention…
Video of firefighting aircraft at Oshkosh 2019
Fred Johnson of Airailimages sent us information about this video that he shot July 17…
Wildfire smoke maps, August 10, 2019
These maps predict the distribution of smoke from wildfires at 5 p.m. PDT August 10,…
An interesting view of the helibase at the Corta Fire in Nevada
Tenaya Wood sent us this interesting photo taken August 8 of the helibase at the…
New memorial to be unveiled today for the crew of Air Tanker 130 in Walker, California
Three crew members were killed in 2002 when their C-130 crashed The post New memorial…
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