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…
CAL FIRE Partners with TracPlus to Launch CATIS, a Next-Generation Platform for Wildfire Response
New System Replaces Legacy Tools with Streamlined Data Capture, Real-Time Insights, and Modern Aviation Analytics TracPlus, a global leader in mission-critical intelligence for aerial firefighting, today announced its strategic partnership with CAL FIRE to launch the CAL FIRE Aviation Tracking…
Helitak Announces Development of Fire Bucket Product for Aerial Firefighting
Helitak Firefighting Equipment, an Australian-based aerial firefighting tank manufacturer, announced on March 6th, 2024, during the opening day of the Aerial Firefighting North America show in Sacramento, California the launch of the Helitak Fire Bucket. The bucket range was initiated…
Deal for 31 Fire Boss cemented with Air Tractor Europe
Fire Boss is pleased to announce the order for 31 Fire Boss from Air Tractor Europe [ATE] was closed during the recent Aerial Firefighting conference in Athens, Greece. This agreement marks a significant milestone for Air Tractor Europe; it is…
Does the UK need to do more for aerial firefighting?
In the last decade, the United Kingdom has seen an increase in large-scale fires, predominantly in the summer, ranging from fires in fields to moorlands and occasionally woodland areas. Some of the reasons are natural causes, as well as the…
Fire Boss names distribution partner for Latin America
AgSur Aviones has been named an official distribution partner for Central and South America for the FireBoss aerial firefighting system. “This partnership means our customers will have direct assistance within their country for sales and service. AgSur has sold over…
Neptune Aviation Services repurposes regional jets for airtanker role
In 2017, Neptune Aviation Services replaced the last of its tanker-configured former US Navy, Cold War Era P2V Neptunes with a more modern fleet of British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) built BAe 146 regional jets. Neptune acquired the aircraft from…
Bronto Skylift launches North America’s tallest firefighting aerial
While industry has been using large truck-mounted aerial platforms for wind turbines and such for a long time, the fire & rescue aerials have been limited to the heights of about 100–135ft. North America fire services commonly use aerial ladders,…
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…
Victorian fire agencies take collaborative work to the skies
One of Australia’s smallest states, Victoria is also one of the country’s – and the world’s – most bushfire prone areas. The “We Work as One” mantra of its Country Fire Authority (CFA), Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFM Vic) and…
Dauntless Air Expands Fire Boss Fleet
Aerial firefighting leader grows as demand increases for modernized wildfire approach Dauntless Air, an aerial firefighting company deeply dedicated to protecting people, land and property from the devastation of wildfires, today announced it has added two AT-802F Fire Boss aircraft…
Australian Eyes in the Sky
Air Affairs Australia has been providing Airborne Bushfire Reconnaissance services in Australia since 1994 and Chris Sievers, Managing Director, and his team have not stopped developing new firefighting technologies since then. Starting out with a hired Learjet 35A aircraft configured…