The acquisition of Australian company Aerial Fire Control strengthens Vallfirest’s global position in aerial firefighting and accelerates the development of next-generation wildfire suppression solutions. Vallfirest, a global leader in wildland firefighting equipment and innovation, has announced the acquisition of Aerial…
Columbia Helicopters wins Turkey firefighting contract
Fifth Consecutive Year Supporting Wildfire Response with 234 Chinook Aircraft Columbia Helicopters is pleased to announce the renewal of its aerial firefighting contract with CMC Savunma Sanayi A.S. in Turkey. This marks Columbia’s fifth consecutive fire season supporting Turkey’s national…
An 81m aerial platform for the Lotos Refinery
Lotos Straż, a fire service of Grupa LOTOS in Gdańsk, Poland has received an 81m Bronto F81HLA aerial platform, making them the owners of one of the highest firefighting platforms in the European Union. The Bronto F81HLA is the newest addition to LOTOS…
Santa Maria Central Coast Jet Center hosts firefighting aircraft and Congressional Western Caucus
The Congressional Western Caucus Foundation held a gathering of 15 US Members of Congress and a number of congressional staff at the Santa Maria (SMX) US Forest Service Air Tanker Base in June. Hosted by the Central Coast Jet Center,…
Dauntless Air enters 2021 wildfire season with expanded fleet of 15 Fire Bosses
As the 2021 wildfire season gets underway, aerial firefighting leader Dauntless Air today announced that it has added two new Fire Bosses to the nation’s largest and most technologically advanced Fire Boss fleet. In pursuit of its mission to protect…