Thrush Aircraft Fields New Firefighting SEAT

A new Single-Engine Air-Tanker (SEAT) has been introduced by Thrush Aircraft

Thrush Launches Firefighting-Convertible Cropduster

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Land Agencies Offer Wildfire Research Grants

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director of the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along an announcement by the Joint Fire Science Program about funding opportunities available to fire researchers

Notice Of Intent

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Erickson Aero Tanker Planes Battle Northwest Wildfires

Erickson Aero Tanker's pair of MD-87s have been getting a workout on wildfires in the Northwest this season

Converted jetliners take to the air to battle wildfires in Oregon, the West (video)

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UBCM Urges Fire Officials To Rehire Martin Mars

As the Union of British Columbia Municipalities joins over 18,000 petitioners to bring the Martin Mars into the firefight, an article from Nanaimo does some number-crunching comparisons on wildfire fighting effectiveness

Put Mars bomber back where it belongs

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BC Wildfire Management Denies Martin Mars Contract

B.C. Wildfire Management Branch set forth the reasons they opted not to rehire the Martin Mars despite a petition with 17,500 signatories

Province defends shift from Martin Mars water bombers

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Martin Mars Owner Waits To Fight Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Wayne Coulson, CEO of Coulson Flying Tankers, discussed efforts to bring the Martin Mars flying boat into the fight against wildfires burning in British Columbia

Province douses petition supporting Martin Mars water bomber

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Martin Mars Petition Delivered To Premier

A petition with 17,500 signatures to bring British Columbia's Martin Mars into the fight against wildfires that have already scorched over 100,000 hectares this year was delivered to the Premier's office

Mars bomber petition will now be brought to Premier

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Petition For Martin Mars As Wildfires Continue In BC

As Wildfire NOTD subscriber Wayne Coulson, CEO of Coulson Flying Tankers, negotiates the sale of the venerable Martin Mars flying boat, a petition to grant a new BC firefighting contract has collected 16,000 signatures

Bomber petition rapidly grows

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Will The Martin Mars Return To Fight Wildfires?

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Wayne Coulson, CEO of Coulson Flying Tankers, may be readying the venerable Martin Mars as wildfires continue to rage across British Columbia, Canada

Water bomber could be ready

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Aero Spray Advised Disney On New Firefighting Movie

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Jamie Sargent, Business Development Consultant for Aero Spray, Inc, sent along a press release about their discussions with Disney on SEAT operations for "Planes: Fire & Rescue"

Press Release – July 17, 2014

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CTSB Determines Wildfire Smoke Contributed To Helicopter Crash

Canadian Transportation Safety Board officials blamed thick wildfire smoke as a factor in the crash of a helicopter west of Gillam, Manitoba, last year

Smoke from forest fires blamed as factor in fatal 2013 helicopter crash in northern Manitoba

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Neptune Aviation P-2V "Featured" In Disney Movie

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Ed Story, CEO of the Aerial Fire Response & Research Network, sent along an article in which Wildfire NOTD subscriber Dan Snyder, COO of Neptune Aviation, revealed how one of their P-2V air-tankers provided its engine noise for "Planes: Fire & Rescue"

Neptune Aviation Engine Featured In Disney's Planes Movie

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AHSAFA Members Battle California Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Eversole, Executive Director of the American Helicopter Services And Aerial Firefighting Association, discussed the important role private contractors play in fighting California's wildfires in a press release, with comments by Wildfire NOTD subscriber Dan Snyder, COO at Neptune Aviation

Private Aerial Firefighters Boost State Assets In Record California Fire Season

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FAA Approves Washington DNR Use Of Drone Over Wildfires

The FAA has given permission to Washington's Department of Natural Resources to fly a Boeing ScanEagle drone over wildfires

Washington to use drone to monitor wildfires

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NWCG Wildland Firefighting Certificate Offered By Central Arizona College

Central Arizona College’s Fire Science Technology program is offering a National Wildfire Coordinating Group wildland firefighting certificate as part of their Fire Science Technology Program

Central Arizona College’s Fire Science Technology program offers training for firefighters

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Salvage Logging Rim Fire Burn Area

An Op-Ed piece from National Geographic argues against logging the Rim Fire burn area in California's Stanislaus National Forest

Opinion: Don't Log Burned Forests—Let Nature Heal Them

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DC-10 "Drops The Hammer" On Idaho Wildfire

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Rick Hatton, CEO of 10 Tanker Air Carrier, sent along a dramatic photo of Tanker 911 dropping on Idaho's Hell Roaring Fire with the message: "One Foot In, One Foot Out"

Dropping The Hammer

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Senators Urge Military Equipment For Wildfire Fighting

Two US Senators reiterated their call for military equipment be made available to fight wildfires

Senators call for military equipment to fight wildfires

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Hinton Training Centre gets new flight simulator

A new Air Attack Officer Simulation Trainer has been unveiled at British Columbia, Canada's, Hinton Training Facility to provide airstrike training without having to pay expensive flight costs

Hinton Training Centre gets new flight simulator

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San Diego County Looking To Lease Type-2 Helicopter For Wildfires

Requests for bids from San Diego County, California, on a $750,000 contract for a Type-2 fire helicopter for the period of Sept. 1 through Oct. 31 will be posted in another week or two

County to lease firefighting helicopter for Santa Ana season

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Obama Asks For $615 Million More For Wildfire Suppression

President Obama is requesting an additional $615 million for the Department of Agriculture to pay for wildfire suppression this year

Obama seeks $615 million to fight wildfires

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Bushfire CRC Webinar On Fire Policy 7/9

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Nathan Maddock, Communications Officer at Victoria, Australia's, Bushfire CRC, sent along a reminder about an upcoming webinar 7/9 that will offer some understanding of how fire risk is incorporated into legislative frameworks and policy and planning processes

Power to the People

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Military Vets Becoming Wildland Firefighters In Colorado

The Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit and the Southwest Conservation Corps are helping military vets discover a new career as wildland firefighters as part of the Veterans Fire Corps program

Veterans find success in regional firefighting programs

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Air Tractors Protecting British Columbia From Wildfires

A quartet of AT-802F aircraft will provide fire protection across British Columbia, Canada, this summer

The new weapon in firefighting

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The Worsening Cost Of US Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Jonathan Oppenheimer, Senior Conservation Associate for the Idaho Conservation League, weighs in on the worsening costs of wildfires in the West

Climate-Driven Wildfires Consume Forest Service Budget

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Neptune Aviation Receives $86,617 From New Mexico

Neptune Aviation Services is receiving $86,617 to support five jobs in Alamogordo through New Mexico's Job Training Incentive Program

NM awards 7 companies $708,167 in job support

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California Officials Warn Of Epic Wildfire Season

State and local fire officials warned of the wildfire danger as California suffered through a historic drought

Firefighters Prep for "Unprecedented" Conditions

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