Friday, January 31, 2014

Norway May Request EU Air-Tankers

After wildfires ravaged Trøndelag earlier this month, the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection is considering stationing a pair of EU firefighting aircraft along the west coast

Danger of more brush and forest fires

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Monday, January 27, 2014

Fire Season Year Round In Southern California

A Cal State Long Beach professor who wrote “Wildfire Risk: Human Perceptions and Natural Implications” saw the Colby Fire confirming his statement that fire season is year-round in Southern California

CSULB Professor’s wildfire research played out in Colby Fire

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Friday, January 24, 2014

Erickson Stock Expected To Do Well During Drought

Following the announcement that the federal government would allocate $3.9 billion to wildland firefighting, Erickson Air-Crane’s stock is expected to rise

6 stocks for the drought of 2014

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

AHSAFA Members Gear Up For Early Wildfire Season

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Eversole, Executive Director of the American Helicopter Services & Aerial Firefighting Association, issued a press release in which Wildfire NOTD subscriber Dan Snyder, Chief Operating Officer at Neptune Aviation, discusses their readiness for an early fire season in California and the Southwest

Aerial Firefighters Deploying Assets Earlier With No Let-Up in California Fires

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Monday, January 20, 2014

CAL FIRE Bracing For Early Fire Season

In a year which has seen 150 wildfires in California as opposed to 25 historically, CAL FIRE's Director discussed the explosive wildfire danger statewide

California drought brings risk of 'explosive' wildfires

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Saturday, January 18, 2014

Friday, January 17, 2014

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Chile Pleads For Air-Tankers

As numerous wildfires continued to rage across Chile, the National Forest Corporation (CONAF) requested help from countries with air-tankers

International Help is Requested to Fight Forest Fires

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Monday, January 13, 2014

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Friday, January 10, 2014

Large Wildland Fires Call For Papers

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director of the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along a call for papers for the Large Wildland Fires conference taking place in Missoula May 19-21

Call for Presentations

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

USFS Neptune Aviation Award Under Fire

Four air-tanker purveyors, including 10 Tanker Air Carrier, have protested what they see as a single-source award to Neptune Aviation by US Forest Service

4 aerial firefighting companies protest Neptune contracts

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

$23 Million Helps With Bastrop State Park Restoration

A $23 million increase to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department budget is helping speed up wildfire recovery efforts in Bastrop State Park

Bastrop State Park restored after wildfires

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Monday, January 6, 2014

Leasing Versus Buying CL-415s

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Ed Keating, a Senior Economist at RAND Corporation, sent along a blog post which was also published in Southern California's Orange County Register that examines the pros and cons of US Forest Service's CL-415 leasing program versus buying the aircraft outright

Investing in Firefighting

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