SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – California is reaching new heights in wildfire response, now operating 16 Fire Hawk helicopters—part of what state officials say is the largest civilian aerial firefighting ...
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NASA’s Drone-Based Firefighting Set to Spark the Largest Wildland Tech Change in the U.S.
Every year, wildfires in the American West grow more intense, yet aerial firefighting remains hamstrung by a decades-old limitation: aircraft cannot operate safely in darkness or heavy smoke. This ...
Fire-fighting pilots are some of the bravest folks around. This post on Reddit is incredible. Altitude alarms are screaming as the pilot opens a big scooper and fills up his plane. So much of the ...
They are more than 65 feet long, with a wingspan of roughly 93 feet; inside, only a pilot and co-pilot sit. The power and purpose of these planes come from their tanks, which hold 1,600 gallons of ...
Santa Barbara Fire Department’s new Pierce Arrow XT Aerial Ladder Truck is equipped with a 107-foot aerial ladder. (Courtesy photo) The Santa Barbara Fire Department (SBFD) has acquired a new Pierce ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The City of Lexington would like to add more eyes in the sky to help during emergencies. The Lexington Police and Fire Departments are teaming up to propose an Aerial Public ...
Kawak Aviation Technologies Inc. is drawing renewed attention to its advanced aerial firefighting equipment as the wildland fire community observes the one-year anniversary of the January 2025 ...
Coulson Aviation USA has acquired five Citation 550 aircraft from the Canadian Government, expanding its fleet of jet-powered Lead Plane and Air Attack platforms and reinforcing its role as the ...
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