The integration pairs TracPlus’s aircraft and mission data with Bridger’s wildfire intelligence to support wildland firefighting.
Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (“Bridger,” “Bridger Aerospace” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: BAER, BAERW), one of the nation’s leading aerial firefighting companies, is partnering with TracPlus, the data platform aerial firefighting agencies and operators rely on to track and report every mission, to bring wildland firefighters and incident teams complete visibility into aerial suppression efforts. TracPlus’s real-time aircraft position data, aviation intelligence, and drop event data will integrate directly with Bridger’s IGNIS software platform. This collaboration is expected to provide ground crews with a single, live operational picture, enabling better decision-making on the fireline. Firefighters, aviation teams, and incident managers are expected to be able to view where aircraft are operating, precisely where suppression activity has occurred, and how that activity impacts the broader incident environment.
“We are thrilled to partner with a tried-and-true data provider in the wildfire industry. As we bring together TracPlus and their data integration with IGNIS, we believe this combined solution will enhance tangible situational awareness for our own aerial firefighting operations as well as incident management teams across the nation. Technology is the new frontier in our mission to protect lives, property, and the environment, and we just got stronger with TracPlus as a strategic partner,” said Sam Davis, CEO of Bridger Aerospace.
This integration is in line with the federal government’s call for more connected, interoperable wildfire technology.1 As wildfire response becomes increasingly data-driven, agencies, operators, and incident management teams require fast access to trusted information from multiple disparate systems, aircraft, and data sources. Breaking down these information silos means distinct platforms can communicate seamlessly, so ground crews and air assets share the same operating picture of assets and activity. By connecting these two specialized platforms, Bridger Aerospace and TracPlus aim to shift the industry from reactive to proactive and deliver enhanced situational awareness through a combined operating picture.
“Trying to do everything yourself isn’t the best way in modern wildfire response,” said Todd O’Hara, CEO of TracPlus. “Our industry moves forward when specialists each perform what they do best and connect their work. By delivering our expertise in bringing aviation data together from every source and streaming it directly into the IGNIS platform, we are empowering the people on the frontline with a more complete operational picture to do their jobs better and help keep their communities safe.”
1 In 2025, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, acting under Executive Order 14308, called for a national roadmap to modernize wildfire firefighting technology and improve data sharing between systems. See the Federal Register notice.
About TracPlus
TracPlus provides the operational data platform that aerial firefighting agencies and operators use to coordinate, validate, and defend every mission-critical decision. For more than 18 years, TracPlus has built the data infrastructure behind some of the world’s most demanding aviation operations – 700+ customers in 40+ countries, including CAL FIRE, NSW Rural Fire Service, and Australia’s National Aerial Firefighting Centre. The platform processes more than 800,000 flight hours of data annually. Around 2,500 wildfire suppression aircraft are managed on the platform, which holds more than a billion flight records and is growing by roughly a million data points every day. www.tracplus.com
About Bridger Aerospace
Based in Belgrade, Montana, Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest aerial firefighting companies. Bridger provides aerial firefighting and wildfire management services to federal and state government agencies, including both the United States Forest Service and Wildland Fire Service, across the nation, as well as internationally. More information about Bridger Aerospace is available at www.bridgeraerospace.com.
