Hello Friends of the Wildlandfire.com Community, I am sending this email today to request your help for the Wildland Firefighter Foundation. As most of you are aware, last night several firefighters lost their lives in a courageous battle on the … [Read more...]
19 Firefighters Die Battling Yarnell Hill Blaze
July 1, 2013 By 4 Comments
By JOHN MARSHALL and JACQUES BILLEAUD 07/01/13 02:45 AM ET EDT YARNELL, Ariz. — Gusty, hot winds blew an Arizona blaze out of control Sunday in a forest northwest of Phoenix, overtaking and killing 19 members of an elite fire crew in the deadliest … [Read more...]
A new way to battle house fires in Russia
June 28, 2013 By 1 Comment
Have a look at this video shot in Russia. It shows a Beriev Be 200 being used to put out a house fire! Just click on the link. I am amazed the building is still standing after these two drops! I wonder if the Incident Commander knew what he was … [Read more...]
Neptune Pursues International Airtanker Market with BAe146 (AHSAFA)
June 25, 2013 By 2 Comments
AMERICAN HELICOPTER SERVICES & AERIAL FIREFIGHTING ASSOCIATION With Modern Airtanker Fleet, Neptune Aviation Services Pursues International Markets Washington, DC... June 24, 2013....Neptune Aviation Services is responding to … [Read more...]
The War on Retardant
June 24, 2013 By 6 Comments
The War on Retardant. By Jimmy Barnes Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations, (NGOs) are launching attacks against government agencies for using fire retardants, dropped from aircraft, to control wildland fires. It is their … [Read more...]
Fire Boss: Another great tool in the Aerial Firefighting tool box….
June 20, 2013 By 1 Comment
INTERVIEW WITH JAMIE SARGENT FIRE BOSS VICE-PRESIDENT OF SALES – BY TONY MORRIS, WILDFIRE RESEARCH NETWORK, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS TM: When was the FIRE BOSS design first developed? JS: The Fire Boss design was developed in 2000. The … [Read more...]
Do we actually progress from our learning from past emergencies?
June 12, 2013 By 3 Comments
As we see another tragic tale develop in Colorado where homes in beautiful landscapes are destroyed by wildfire, it makes you wonder if emergency agencies and fire prone communities have actually learned anything over the years about how to tackle … [Read more...]
Delivery Performance in Aerial Firefighting
May 28, 2013 By 5 Comments
Watching the news footage of the White Fire in Santa Barbara County in California today and other recent incidents in Australia, I wonder why so many fire agencies are locked into their thinking about doing the same thing the same way and make no … [Read more...]
