National Public Radio Talks Aerial Firefighting

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Rick Goddard, CEO of Caylym Technologies International, discussed their Guardian aerial firefighting product in an interview with NPR accompanied by comments from Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tony Morris, Communications Director at Wildfire Research Network

Caylym’s Rick Goddard Talks Aerial Firefighting With NPR’s Lyons Filmer

Miners Earn Wildland Firefighting Red Cards

A team of emergency response miners earned their red cards in Nevada with an eye towards protecting Barrick Gold Corp.’s Cortez Hills mine property from wildfires

Barrick emergency responders tackle firefighting training

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Goat Herd Protects Bay Area From Wildfires

A herd of goats from contractor California Grazing is helping to keep wildfire fuel to a manageable level in the San Francisco Bay Area

Hungry goats might be saving the Bay Area from wildfires

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Exoskeleton Could Aid Wildland Firefighters

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Ty Bonnar, Vice President of Global Operations at Flexible Alternatives, sent along a photo spread of an exoskeleton that could greatly assist firefighters battling wildfires

The firefighter suit of tomorrow will be damn near unstoppable (15 HQ Photos)

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Palmer Warehouse Supports Fight Against Alaska Wildfire

Vital support needed for the battle against Alaska's Funny River Fire is being provided by the Alaska Division of Forestry warehouse in Palmer

Supply Duty Firefighters Support Fight Against Wildfires

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Lac La Biche Airport Prepares For Wildfires

The air-tanker base at Alberta's Lac La Biche Airport has six aircraft ready to fight wildfires this summer across Canada

Firing up in the skies

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Better Apparatus Safety Precautions Warranted

An editorial from Oregon discusses the need for better apparatus safety precautions to reduce deadly accidents like one last year involving a water tanker

Editorial: Reform needed to reduce firefighting risk

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IAWF Large Wildland Fires Conference Forecasts More Wildfires

At the International Association of Wildland Fire's Large Wildland Fires Conference held at the University of Montana, speakers touched on the worsening wildfire situation across the West

Wildfires growing increasingly dangerous and costly, expert says

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GelTech Solutions Expands FireIce Customer Base

Florida-based GelTech Solutions has expanded the customer base for its FireIce wildland firefighting gel to seven US state agencies, two federal agencies, one Canadian province, and one Australian state

GelTech Drives Growth in FireIce Wildland Fire Program

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Second DC-10 Approved In Expanded USFS Budget

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asked for $2.2 billion to be budgeted to fight fires nationwide, including money for the addition of another DC-10 along with three smaller aircraft

Forest Services expands firefighting tanker fleet

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Colorado Wildland Fire Information Management System Sole Source Bid

Wildfire NOTD subscriber John Simmons, Special Aide to State Senator Steve King, sent along a press release announcing a sole-source award for the Colorado Wildland Fire Information Management System

Sole Source Justification Posted for Information Management System

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Private Aerial Firefighters Battle San Diego Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Eversole, Executive Director of the American Helicopter Services & Aerial Firefighting Association, discussed the important contribution private aerial firefighters made fighting wildfires around San Diego, with comments by Wildfire NOTD subscriber Dan Snyder, COO of Neptune Aviation

Private Aerial Firefighters Deploying Aircraft To San Diego County Fires

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Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport Preparing For Firefighting Air Fleet

Air-tanker base managers at Colorado's Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport prepared for the arrival of heavy air-tankers as Rocky Mountain Metro Airport, their traditional base, gets a facelift

Airtanker base ready at Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport

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DC-10 Idled At Height Of San Diego Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Rick Hatton, CEO of 10 Tanker Air Carrier, discussed the US Forest Service's decision to idle the DC-10 during San Diego's fires yesterday

Why Is Air Tanker Grounded?

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Air-Tanker Fleet Arrives In San Diego, California

Seven air tankers and 17 helicopters arrived in San Diego County, California, to help with wildfires as FEMA pledged to pay most of the suppression costs

San Diego County To Get Federal Aid To Fight Fires

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Caylym Founder Will Discuss Aerial Firefighting

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tony Morris, Communications Director at Wildfire Research Network, sent along a note about an upcoming radio program: "On May 20th, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. PDT, KWMR-FM 90.5 Pt. Reyes Station/Bolinas will broadcast an interview with Rick Goddard, CEO of Caylym, inventor of the Guardian Container Delivery System"

"Wildfires & Aerial Firefighting"

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Two SEATS To Defend San Juan National Forest From Wildfires

A pair of AT-802 SEATS contracted from Aero Tech will be stationed at airports near Colorado's San Juan National Forest to fight wildfires this summer

Smothered from above

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Colorado Governor Briefed On Wildfire Outlook

As Governor Hickenlooper prepared to sign the bill which would authorize nearly $20 million for the Colorado Aerial Firefighting Corps, state and federal firefighting bosses briefed him on the challenging season ahead

Firefighters To Outline 2014 Fire Season Outlook

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CL-415 Performance On Oklahoma Wildfires Praised By USFS

US Forest Service's National Amphibious Aircraft Manager discussed the stellar performance of that agency's first CL-415 over fires in Oklahoma this week

U.S. Forestry Service's amphibious plane played large role in fighting Oklahoma wildfires

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Colorado Firefighting Air Corps Bill To Be Signed 5/12

Following a hard-fought battle, Wildfire NOTD subscriber John Simmons, Special Aide to State Senator Steve King, sent along an invitation to the signing of the Colorado Firefighting Air Corps Bill next Monday, May 12th

Invitation to Colorado Firefighting Air Corps Bill Signing

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US Firefighting Funding Shortfall Revisited

The financial shortfall in US wildfire funding is revisited in our first article today

Wildfires are burning holes in our pockets

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Neptune Aviation Awaits USFS Contract Decision

As Montana-based Neptune Aviation lined up five BAe-146 air-tankers Tuesday for a photo, it was still awaiting a decision on a contested $141.7 million contact with USFS for two of their planes

Missoula's Neptune Aviation awaits next-gen air tanker contract decision

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Critical Shortage Of Heavy Air-Tankers Nationwide

A CBS video segment revisits the issue of the heavy air-tanker shortage across the US this season

Feds: Air tanker fleet incomplete ahead of wildfire season

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Red Cedar Trees Pose Wildfire Risk In Oklahoma

Contractors are redoubling efforts to remove Oklahoma's Red Cedar trees, which pose a severe fire hazard

Oklahoma Forestry Services helps with Cedar tree removal, dangers in wildfires

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Legislators Put Finishing Touches On Firefighting Air Corps Bill

As the end of the legislative session approaches (May 7th), finishing touches are being applied to a bill to fund the Colorado's aerial firefighting corps

Firefighting Planes Take Off For Training

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Michigan DNR Unveils New Weapon In War On Wildfires

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Forest Fire Experiment Station unveiled a new weapon in the war on wildfires

Firefighters gear up for busy wildfire season

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Colorado State Budget Earmarks Nearly $20 Million For Firefighting Aircraft

Nearly $20 million has been earmarked in the 2014-2015 Colorado state budget for the purchase of two spotter planes and contracting of four helicopters and four single-engine air-tankers

2014-15 state budget includes money for education, firefighting, rainy day fund

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