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Newfoundland CL415 sinks: pilots OK

July 4, 2013 By 2 Comments

(Neil Simmons/ THE CANADIAN PRESS) July 3, 2013 6:59PM EDT WABUSH, N.L. -- Two pilots are safe after a water bomber ended up in a lake Wednesday while fighting forest fires near the western Labrador town of Wabush. Newfoundland and Labrador's … [Continue reading]

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NextGen update

July 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Next gen air tankers high in Canadian content Canadian industry is well represented in the US Forest Service’s next generation air tanker program. Monday July 1st 2013 - by Kenneth I. Swartz Development of the next generation of firefighting … [Continue reading]

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Wildlandfire.com; donations for Granite Mountain Hot Shots families

July 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment

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 … [Continue reading]

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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 … [Continue reading]

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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 … [Continue reading]

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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 … [Continue reading]

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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 … [Continue reading]

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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 … [Continue reading]

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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 … [Continue reading]

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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 … [Continue reading]

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