Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Hazard Note 11

Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, sent along their latest Hazard Note, which is an overview of the Communications and Warnings cluster of research projects

Hazard Note 11

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Neptune Aviation Finding Steady Work In Aerial Firefighting

With contracts for outfitting Sherpa smokejumper aircraft to augment their burgeoning air-tanker business, Montana-based Neptune Aviation is finally seeing some clear sailing after several years of stormy weather

Neptune Aviation gets contracts for 4 'Next Generation' firebombers

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Schoolkids See DC-10 Air-Tanker Up Close And Personal

Wildfire NOTD subscriber John Gould, Business Development Manager at 10 Tanker Air Carrier, sent along a press release about a school outing that included a tour of a DC-10 air-tanker in Albuquerque

School Children Tour Airtanker, Aerial Firefighters in the Making

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Western Regional Strategy Committee Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Katie Lighthall, Coordinator for the Western Regional Strategy Committee, sent along their latest newsletter

WRSC Newsletter #37

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Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC September Newsletter

Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC sent along their September newsletter

New online - October 2015

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K-MAX Helicopter Simulates Wildfire Fighting Near Boise

The revolutionary K-MAX unmanned firefighting helicopter was put through its paces fighting a simulated wildfire at Lucky Peak Reservoir near Boise, Idaho

Feds Check Out Unmanned Aircraft For Fighting Wildfires

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Aerial Firefighting Conference March 2016 in Sacramento, California

Tangent Link sent along the program for their Aerial Fire Fighting Conference, which will take place in Sacramento, California, next March

Aerial Fire Fighting 2016 Conference

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AEgis Technologies Smoke Sensors Spot Alaska Wildfires

AEgis Technologies Group is placing smoke detection sensors in some of Alaska's most remote regions to help spot wildfires sparked by lightning strikes even if they're burning underground

Huntsville company helps military fight Alaska wildfires

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Fire Service Leaders Viewing K-Max Wildfire Demonstration At Boise

Top Interior Department and Forest Service leaders traveled to Boise, Idaho, for an unmanned demonstration of the K-Max helicopter to evaluate its wildfire-fighting capabilities

Feds consider drones for firefighting

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Neptune Aviation CEO Discusses Next-Generation Air-Tanker Awards

The CEO of Neptune Aviation, which has nearly a dozen heavy air-tankers under contract with USFS, discussed their recent Next Generation air-tanker win

Neptune Aviation awarded contract with Forest Service

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Thousands Attend South Korea Wildfire Conference

More than 3,000 forest fire experts from 80 nations gathered in Pyeongchang-gun County, Gangwon-do Province, to attend the 6th International Wildland Fire Conference

80 nations join forces to combat forest fires

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IAWF Calling For Workshop Proposals

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director at the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along a call for workshop proposals for their 5th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference in Portland next April

Call for Workshop Proposals - Portland

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IAWF Workshop At 6th International Wildland Fire Conference

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director at the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along an invite to attend a workshop they are hosting with CSIRO Publishing at the 6th International Wildland Fire Conference in Pyeongchang, South Korea

Communicating and Publishing your Work

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WRSC Demonstrates Cohesive Wildfire Strategy Implementions

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Katie Lighthall, Coordinator for the Western Regional Strategy Committee, sent along some more demonstrations of how the Cohesive Strategy to deal with wildfires has been put to use

August/September 2015 Top Ten Demonstrations of Cohesive Strategy Implementation & Integration Across the West

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IAWF Offers Side Events At Korean Wildfire Conference

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director at the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along a list of side events complementing the main events at the 6th International Wildland Fire Conference at Pyeongchang next week

6th International Wildland Fire Conference Side Events

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International Fire Aviation Working Group Holding Fire Aviation Guidelines Workshop

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Richard Alder, General Manager of the National Aerial Firefighting Centre, sent along a press release about a Fire Aviation Guidelines workshop they will be holding at the 6th International Wildland Fire Conference at Pyeongchang next week

International Fire Aviation Working Group Fire Aviation Guidelines Workshop

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New South Wales Unveils Bushfire-Fighting Air Fleet

As New South Wales marshaled over 100 aircraft to fight bushfires this season, the three largest were given iconic nicknames

Air tankers Southern Belle and Thor unveiled by NSW Rural Fire Service

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USFS Announces Nex-Generation Air-Tanker Contracts

Kari Boyd-Peak, a BLM Staff Assistant at the National Interagency Fire Center, sent along a press release about the award of Next-Generation air-tanker contracts to Aero-Flite, Neptune Aviation, and 10 Tanker Air Carrier, bringing the inventory of USFS Next-Generation air-tankers up to 14

U.S. Forest Service Awards Next Generation 2.0 Airtanker Contracts

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Kaman Aerospace Deployed 8 K-Max To Western Wildfires

Kaman Aerospace, the Bloomfield, Connecticut, company that makes the pilotless K-Max helicopter, deployed 8 of their aircraft to wildfires in the West this summer

Bloomfield-based Kaman helping to fight western wildfires

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Colorado Fire Aviation Operating SEATS From Fort Morgan

CO Fire Aviation is now operating AT-802F SEATS out of Fort Morgan Municipal Airport

Aerial firefighting company based in Fort Morgan getting of the ground

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Aero-Flite Adds 3 RJ85 Air-Tankers To Fleet

Aero-Flite, which still leases a 36,000-square-foot hangar at Kingman Airport, will be adding three RJ85 air-tankers to its aerial firefighting fleet in Spokane, Washington

Aero-Flite adds to its fleet of tanker planes

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DC-10 VLAT Arrives In Australia For Bushfire Season

A DC-10 VLAT arrived at New South Wales, Australia's, RAAF Base Richmond to prepare for bushfire season

DC-10 firefighting tanker arrives in Australia

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Conair Helps University of BC Air-Tanker Pilot Fatigue Study

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Jeff Berry, Director Business Development at Conair Group, sent along an article about a University of British Columbia (UBC) study on air-tanker pilot fatigue with industrial partners like Conair and UBC Okanagan’s Survive and Thrive Applied Research lab

UBC research helps to improve firefighter pilot safety

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WRSC Calls For Wildfire Mitigation Awards Nominations

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Katie Lighthall, Coordinator for the Western Regional Strategy Committee, sent along a call for nominations for the 2016 Wildfire Mitigation Awards

Now Accepting Nominations for the 2016 Wildfire Mitigation Awards

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Colorado Wildland Conference Convenes In Snowmass 9/24

The Colorado Wildland Conference convened at the Viceroy Snowmass Sept. 24-26 with the theme "Creating Fire Adapted Communities" - exploring better ways to protect homes from wildfires

Viceroy Snowmass to host wildfire conference

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Washington State Heli-Tanker Pilots Underpaid

With four out of 12 pilot positions still unfilled, the acting chief pilot for Washington state’s wildfire-fighting helicopters wrote a letter to his superiors complaining that low pay kept away qualified candidates

Low pay was leading to pilot shortage for wildfire-fighting helicopters, said acting chief’s letter

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IAWF Calls For Proposals For 2016 Conference

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director at the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along a Call for Presentation Proposals for the 5th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference being held concurrently in Portland, Oregon, and Melbourne, Australia, April 11-15, 2016

Call for Presentation Proposals

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AHSAFA Fights California Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber George Hill, Executive Director of the American Helicopter Services and Aerial Firefighting Association, sent along a press release about the air war against Northern California wildfires with comments by Wildfire NOTD subscriber Dan Snyder, COO at Neptune Aviation

Aerial Firefighters Moving Quickly To Contain Northern California Firestorms

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Headwaters Economics September Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Chris Mehl, Policy Director for Headwaters Economics, sent along their September newsletter

Newsletter: September 2015

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IAWF Offers Sponsorship Opportunities at 2016 Conferences

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director at the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along sponsorship information for their wildfire conference scheduled to kick off April 11-15, 2016, simultaneously in Portland, Oregon, and Melbourne, Australia

5th Int’l Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference

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Bushfire & Natural Hazards CRC September Newsletter

Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, sent along their September newsletter

Hazard News September 2015

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Headwaters Economics Discusses Worsening WUI Problems In The West

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Chris Mehl, Policy Director for Headwaters Economics, sent along a news segment in which he talked about US Forest Service's report on more WUI housing worsening the wildfire equation

Building Developments Mean Expensive Fire Season

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Erickson MD-87 Gets Destroyed Engine Replaced

Fresno Air Attack Base aviation mechanics replaced a jet engine on an Erickson MD-87 air-tanker that exploded shortly after taking off from California's Fresno Yosemite International Airport on Sunday

Firefighting jet's engine replaced after explosion over Fresno

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Members Of Congress Briefed On BE-200 Air-Tanker

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Dave Baskett, President of International Emergency Services, sent along a presentation hand-delivered to select members of Congress discussing the virtues of manufacturing Russian-designed BE-200 air-tankers in the US to fight wildfires

Be 200 Test Program to Support US Aviation Manufacturing

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Coulson Aviation Air-Tanker Heads Down Under

Coulson Aviation's C-130Q air-tanker has arrived at RAAF Base Richmond in Sydney in preparation for bushfire season

Thor arrives to hammer bushfires

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WaveGUARD Protection System Protects California Homes From Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Michael Kern, Chief of Operations at California Wildfire Solutions, sent along a press release about the WaveGUARD wildfire protection system being offered to the California market for the first time

WaveGUARD™ Corp. offers its wildfire protection system to the California market

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California Fire Science Consortium September Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Stacey Frederick, Program Coordinator at California Fire Science Consortium, sent along their September newsletter

September Newsletter

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How Much Can An Air-Tanker Pilot Earn?

A Conair Aerial Firefighting air-tanker pilot expounded on what it takes to fly fires and how much Canadian pilots can earn doing it

I want to be an aerial firefighter. What will my salary be?

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BNHCRC Announces Disaster Conference In Adelaide, SA

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Nathan Maddock, Communications Officer at Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, sent along a media alert about a conference in Adelaide, South Australia, from 9/1-3 in which over 1,000 delegates from Australia and New Zealand’s emergency services community will discuss the latest in disaster-related research and experience

MEDIA ALERT - Emergency services to learn key insights at conference

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California Wildfire Solutions Offers Firewise Services

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Michael Kern, Chief of Operations at California Wildfire Solutions, sent along their newsletter announcing their name change and their services as a firewise consultancy firm specializing in wildland fire

Fire Season 2015: Are we at the halfway point yet?

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IAWF Opens Nominations For Four Awards

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director at the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along a request for nominations for four upcoming awards

IAWF Award Nominations

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Martin Mars Ends 2015 Fire Season

As the Martin Mars' fire season comes to an end in Canada, Wildfire NOTD subscriber Wayne Coulson, CEO of the Coulson Group, discussed operations on four fires in British Columbia this summer

Martin Mars’ firefighting season likely over

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Lawsuit Against CAL FIRE Over Contract Air-Tanker Pilot Deaths

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Janet Upton, Deputy Director of Communications at CAL FIRE, discussed a lawsuit against the agency filed by families of fallen contract air-tanker pilots demanding death benefits

Jon Ortiz: To pay or not to pay? Cal Fire death benefits hinge on obscure law

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Erickson Aircrane Wins Two-Year Firefighting Contract With Turkey

Erickson Aircrane will partner with Pan Aviation to provide emergency fire suppression support for the Municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, and the surrounding areas with an S-64E Aircrane for two years

Erickson Secures Turkish Firefighting Contract

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Why Is Retardant Pink Now?

A Phos-Chek rep from Idaho discussed why air-tankers are dropping bright pink retardant instead of the traditional rust red color this year

Fire bombers switch to pink retardant for visibility

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Air-Tankers Delay Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber John Gould, Business Development Manager at 10 Tanker Air Carrier, discussed the importance of air-tankers in the battle against wildfires at Moses Lake Air Tanker Base

Air Resources Buy Time for Fire Crews on the Ground

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6th International Wildland Fire Conference Newsletter

The Korea Forest Service sent along the latest newsletter associated with their 6th International Wildland Fire Conference, due to kick off in October

The 6th International Wildland Fire Conference Newsletter Vol. 6

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Cohesive Wildland Fire Strategy Top Ten

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Katie Lighthall, Coordinator for the Western Region at Cohesive Wildland Fire Strategy, sent along their latest Top 10 wildfire strategies

July 2015 Top Ten Demonstrations of Cohesive Strategy Implementation & Integration Across the West

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IAWF 5th Fire Behavior And Fuels Conference - April 2016

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director at the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along an update on their 5th Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference, which will take place simultaneously in Portland, Oregon, and Melbourne, Victoria, 4/11-16 2016

The 5th Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference

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747 Supertanker May Fly Again

Newly-formed aerial firefighting company Global SuperTanker Services plans to operate a 747-400 Supertanker out of Colorado Springs Airport

Colorado Springs Airport will house largest firefighting aircraft in United States

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DC-10s Operating Simultaneously In Three States

Wildfire NOTD subscriber John Gould, Business Development Manager at 10 Tanker Air Carrier, sent along a press release about the activities of all three operational DC-10s over wildfires in three states simultaneously

10 Tanker Air Carrier Reaches New Milestone

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AHSAFA Contractors Battling California Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber George Hill, Executive Director of the American Helicopter Services and Aerial Firefighting Association, sent along a press release about how aerial firefighting contractors are helping battle Northern California's Rocky Fire, with comments by Wildfire NOTD subscriber Dan Snyder, COO at Neptune Aviation

Aerial Firefighters Meeting California Fire Emergency, Praise Fire Protection Agencies

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Geoscience Australia Will Spot Bushfires In Near-Realtime

A $250,000 grant will allow Geoscience Australia to post images of bushfires provided by Japan's Himawari-8 satellite on its Sentinel bushfire monitoring system website 144 times a day

Real-time bushfire monitoring satellite system to be developed by Geoscience Australia

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CAL FIRE Praises EVSolution's Wildfire Cameras

Wildfire NOTD subscriber George Day, President of EnviroVision Solutions, sent along a video in which CAL FIRE officials praise their camera system for spotting wildfires in Butte County

CAL FIRE Battling 10 Wildfires

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GelTech Solutions' FireIce Fights Over 100 Wildfires

GelTech Solutions announced that their FireIce High Visibility Orange has been used by more than 10 state and federal wildland firefighting agencies so far this season to fight over 100 wildfires

Nontoxic Firefighting Chemical Used to Combat 100+ Wildfires This Season

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ForestWatch Cameras Protecting California Counties

Firefighters in 8 Northern California counties are relying on ForestWatch cameras developed by EnviroVision Solutions to detect wildfires

Cameras are new tool against wildfires in dangerously dry state

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Contract Air-Tanker Pilot Families Sue CAL FIRE

Families of 14 contract air-tanker pilots killed in the line of duty since 2002 have filed a claim against CAL FIRE for failing to pay death benefits required by state law

Pilots’ families say Cal Fire owes them death benefits

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Associated Aerial Firefighters Advancing Aerial Firefighting

A board member of the Associated Aerial Firefighters discussed how their organization helps to advance aerial firefighting in the Golden State

General aviation advances firefighting services all across California

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California Fire Science Consortium August Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Stacey Frederick, Program Coordinator at California Fire Science Consortium, sent along their August newsletter

August Newsletter

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Avenza PDF Maps Give California Firefighters An Edge Against Wildfires

The Avenza PDF Maps app is providing ground and air crews battling Northern California wildfires with a technological advantage over using traditional paper maps

Avenza PDF Maps App Helps with Wildland Firefighting

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Caylym's Guardian Firefighting System Hits Milestones

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Garrett Miller, Director of Sales and Marketing at Caylym, sent along a press release in which Wildfire NOTD subscriber Rick Goddard, Managing Director of Caylym, discussed several milestones for their Guardian firefighting system

An EU Air Force Paves the Way for New Aerial Firefighting System

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Western Regional Strategy Committee Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Katie Lighthall, Coordinator for the Western Regional Strategy Committee, sent along their latest newsletter

Western Regional Strategy Committee Newsletter

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Lead Plane Pilot Discusses Aerial Firefighting

A lead plane pilot discussed preparations to fight wildfires from California's Santa Maria Air Attack Base

Wildfire Danger Keeping Resources Ready

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USAFAC And Airbus Holding BE-200 Summit

Wildfire NOTD subscriber John Simmons, Spokesman for the USA Firefighting Air Corps, sent along an email from Airbus with the following comments: "Airbus Group IRKUT SEAPLANE SAS has scheduled an emergency stakeholder meeting with USA Firefighting Air Corps and International Emergency Services the first week in September in Washington, DC, to launch efforts to bring the Be-200 into service in the United States. Supporters of the American version of the Be-200 are invited to contact John Simmons at USAFAC at 1-800-810-4030 for more information on participating in the launch"

KICK OFF MEETING BE 200

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IAWF Board Of Directors Nominations Open

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director at the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along a call for nominations for the IAWF Board of Directors

Nominate to join the Board of Directors

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PJAir Keeps California Safe From Wildfires

PJAir is patrolling the skies of California for CAL FIRE looking for wildfires

Daily aerial patrols help firefighters spot wildfires

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AHSAFA Warns Of Drone Danger

Wildfire NOTD subscriber George Hill, Executive Director of the American Helicopter Services and Aerial Firefighting Association, sent along a press release about the danger drones pose to air-tankers battling wildfires in the West

Drones Put Aerial Firefighters At High Risk During Southern California Fires

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IAWF Current Events

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director at the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along a few announcements

IAWF Announcements

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Dynamics Of Fuel Hazards In Queensland

Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC sent along a new Hazard Note which examines the dynamics of fuel quantity and hazard in five cyclone-damaged locations on the central Queensland coast

Hazard Note 008

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Canadian Researchers Hope To Predict Wildfires Two Weeks In Advance

Canadian researchers at the Pacific Forestry Centre in Victoria on Vancouver Island hope to be able to predict forest fire outbreaks two weeks in advance

Vancouver Island researchers developing way to predict forest fires

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More DC-10 VLATs Needed For US Wildfires

A retired US Air Force KC-135 pilot advocated more DC-10 VLATs to fight wildfires in the US in a letter to the editor

Let’s employ the aircraft we need to fight wildfires

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Wildfire Cameras Spot Blazes Around Lake Tahoe

Nevada Seismology Laboratory's two-year-old wildfire camera project at Lake Tahoe is finally bearing fruit after spotting wildfires long before they would normally be reported

Hi-Tech Camera Network Could Help Detect Forest Fires, Aid Firefighters

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Contract Air-Tankers Fighting California Wildfires

Air operations at Sacramento, California's, McClellan Air Attack Base are the focus of a video news segment

Firefighting planes key to slowing Northern California blazes

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Iran Deploys Modified IL-76 Air-Tanker

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps designed, manufactured and installed a homegrown wildfire extinguishing system on a Russian-made Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft

IRGC Adapts Russian Aircraft to Serve in Aerial Firefighting

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SDSU Visualization Center Predicts Wildfire Spread

The San Diego State University Visualization Center has partnered with New Mexico-based SimTable to develop and test modeling software that helps predict how wildfires will spread

Video: Developing software that more accurately predicts wildfire movement

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A Brief History Of The Martin Mars

An editorial about British Columbia, Canada's, Martin Mars takes a closer look at its history and the costs of operating the massive air-tanker

The plane that could help save B.C. from forest fires

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6th International Wildland Fire Conference Newsletter

The Korea Forest Service sent along their June newsletter ahead of the 6th Annual International Wildland Fire Conference, to be held at the Alpensia Resort Complex in Pyeongchang October 12-16

The 6th International Wildland Fire Conference Newsletter Vol. 5

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Air Spray AT-802s Impress ODF

California-based Air Spray AT-802 SEATs based at Prineville have made a big hit with the Oregon Department of Forestry

Tiny tankers keep fires small

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Aerial Firefighting Report

Wildfire NOTD subscriber John Gould, Business Development Manager at 10 Tanker Air Carrier, sent along a special report about aerial firefighting in the US featuring footage of DC-10s and other air-tankers conducting airstrikes on wildfires

Aerial Firefighting Report

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Martin Mars Returns To BC Skies To Fight Wildfires

Following the signing of a $450,000 30-day contract by the Coulson Group, the mighty Martin Mars thundered over Port Alberni, British Columbia, as it prepares to fight Canadian wildfires for the first time in two years

Hawaii Mars is ready for action

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Respected Forester Discusses "Environmental Extremists"

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bruce Courtright, Chairman of the National Institute for the Elimination of Catastrophic Wildfire, sent along a short video with the comments: "A excellent short talk by a respected Forester"

Ed Kupillas on environmental extremists

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Martin Mars Prepared For Return To Wildfire Duty

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Wayne Coulson, CEO of the Coulson Group, discussed spending $100,000 to prepare the Martin Mars for firefighting after a two-year hiatus

One-month agreement in place for Martin Mars bomber

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Fighting Canadian Wildfires From The Air

The Vice President of Air Spray Airtankers discussed what it was like to fight wildfires in Canada

How pilots fight Canada's raging wildfires from above

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Martin Mars Sits Idle Despite Nearby Wildfire

Despite a 125-acre wildfire burning nearby, Wildfire NOTD subscriber Wayne Coulson, CEO of the Coulson Group, discussed the legal issues restricting the Martin Mars from fighting the blaze

Bomber back on the water, but province declines to order air tanker into action

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California Fire Science Consortium July Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Stacey Frederick, Program Coordinator at California Fire Science Consortium, sent along their July newsletter

July Newsletter

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Wildfires Cost More Than We Think

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bruce Courtright, Chairman of the National Institute for the Elimination of Catastrophic Wildfire, sent along an Op-Ed piece by a fire ecologist which discusses that the actual cost of a wildfire can be from double to 32 times the stated suppression cost

Robert W. Gray: Wildfires cost far more than we think

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British Columbia Considering Martin Mars Contract

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Wayne Coulson, CEO of the Coulson Group, discussed the possibility that the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations might reactivate the mighty Martin Mars to fight wildfires

Martin Mars water bomber may rise again at Sproat Lake

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Western Cohesive Fire Strategy July Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Katie Lighthall, Coordinator for the Western Regional Strategy Committee, sent along their July newsletter

Western Cohesive Fire Strategy Newsletter #34

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Petition To Rehire Martin Mars Collects 11,000 Signatures

A petition for British Columbia, Canada, to rehire the venerable Martin Mars air-tankers has gained 11,000 signatures in Port Alberni, their home base

As fires increase, so do calls to bring back Martin Mars water bombers

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Neptune Aviation Shows How Air-Tankers Are Made

A pair of news videos takes a tour of how Neptune Aviation converts BAe-146 airliners into air-tankers at their Missoula, Montana, headquarters

Transforming Air Tankers

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Tanker 911 Arrives To Fight Oregon Wildfires

10 Tanker Air Carrier's Tanker 911 has arrived at Oregon's Medford Airport to help battle wildfires in the region

Air Tanker 911 is Here to Help

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Neptune Aviation Readies 6 BAe-146s For Fire Season

Neptune Aviation has six BAe-146 air-tankers ready for firefighting duty this summer

Neptune Aviation tankers swing into action as fire season grows

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Oregon Department Of Forestry Tapping Technology To Fight Wildfires

From satellite photos to lightning detectors, Oregon Department of Forestry is tapping technology to sharpen their response to wildfires

Wildland firefighters tap high-tech tools

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Lockheed Electra Converted To Canadian Air-Tanker

Buffalo Airway's Lockheed Electra, sent to Red Deer, Alberta, for conversion into an air-tanker, returned this week to begin fighting wildfires in the Northwest Territories

New Buffalo Airways firefighting tanker begins tests

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Yukon Wildland Fire Management Looking For Drivers

Yukon Wildland Fire Management is looking for Class 3 or 4 truck drivers to help move crews, vehicles and equipment around the territory

As forest fire season drags on, Yukon seeks drivers

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Wildfire Camera Spots Blaze At Lake Tahoe

An AlertTahoe camera, operated by the University of Nevada Reno's Seismo Lab, spotted what appeared to be one of several forest fires to hit the Sierra front Saturday

AlertTahoe Cameras Spot Likely Forest Fire at Tahoe

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FAA Investigating Drone Over California Wildfire

The Federal Aviation Administration has begun investigating reports that interference from a drone prevented aerial firefighters from battling the Lake Fire last week

FAA 'looking into' Lake Fire drone

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Officials Urge Drone Owners To Stay Away From Wildfires

Federal, state, and local wildfire managers are again urging the public not to fly drones within or near wildfires to ensure firefighter safety and the effectiveness of suppression operations

Drone Warning From Fire Managers

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Bastrop County Prepares To Clear Firebreaks

In Texas, Bastrop County’s Emergency Management Coordinator discussed a $4 million FEMA grant that will allow them to clear away vegetation to prevent another major wildfire

Bastrop County working to avoid repeat of 2011 wildfire

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6th International Wildland Fire Conference June Newsletter

The Korea Forest Service sent along their June newsletter ahead of the 6th Annual International Wildland Fire Conference, to be held at the Alpensia Resort Complex in Pyeongchang October 12-16

The 6th International Wildland Fire Conference Newsletter Vol. 4

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Kaman Aerosystems Demonstrating UAV K-Max In Boise

Helicopter manufacturer Kaman Aerosystems will be demonstrating how its unmanned K-Max helicopter can fight wildfires at Boise in October

Firefighting Interest Fed K-MAX Move

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WRSC June Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Katie Lighthall, Coordinator for the Western Regional Strategy Committee, sent along their June newsletter

Western Regional Strategy Committee June Newsletter

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Carson Helicopters Executive Sentenced For 2008 Crash

A former Carson Helicopters executive was sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison for a 2008 helicopter crash during a forest fire in California that killed seven firefighters and two pilots

Executive sentenced to 12 years in helicopter case; crash killed 7 firefighters, 2 pilots

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Wildlife Management Act Improves Wildfire Prevention

The Wildlife Management Act of 2015 aims to emphasize wildfire prevention and preparedness, set standards for response to wildfires and better coordinate resources for fighting them

Dem to sponsor wide-ranging wildfire bill

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Neptune Aviation Hoping To Field Jet Air-Tankers

Missoula, Montana's, Neptune Aviation hopes to contract four of its next-generation air-tankers with USFS despite protests from two other air-tanker companies over how USFS solicited the contracts

Protests Could Delay Next-Gen Air Tanker Contracts

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Resilient Federal Forests Act Progressing Through Congress

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bruce Courtright, Chairman of the National Institute for the Elimination of Catastrophic Wildfire, sent along an update on the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015's progress through Congress

FROM CONGRESS: Westerman’s bill on U.S. forest management gains ground

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Caylym Pursues National Guard Firefighting Contract

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Rick Goddard, CEO of Caylym Technologies, discussed the move of his company from Hanford to a 41,000 sq ft facility near the Fresno Yosemite Airport and his hopes to get a National Guard contract to fight wildfires

Valley company hopes Air National Guard will pick their aerial firefighting technology, moves to new location

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Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture Discuss Wildfire Preparedness

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bruce Courtright, Chairman of the National Institute for the Elimination of Catastrophic Wildfire, sent along audio of the DOI/DOA press conference in Denver

Press conference about upcoming wildfire season, with Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture

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FUEGO Keeps An Eye On Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Janet Upton, Deputy Director of Communications at CAL FIRE, commented on the new Fire Urgency Estimator in Geosynchronous Orbit (FUEGO) wildfire detection system unveiled at Kern County Fire Department Headquarters in Bakersfield

Fighting Forest Fires Before They Get Big

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USFS Favors Less Effective Fire Mitigation Projects

A new study commissioned by Colorado US Senator Bennet found that USFS often favors cheaper and less effective fire mitigation projects over more effective (and expensive) ones

Colorado senators' report: Bureaucratic squabbles hurt wildfire prevention

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Hong Kong Firm Develops Wildfire-Detecting Robot

A Hong Kong firm has sold 70 wildfire-detecting robots to cities in mainland China, where the State Forestry Administration reported almost 4,000 wildfires in 2013 alone

Startup creates robot to ease impact of forest fires

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Analysis Of National Forest Collaborative Incentive Act

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Steve Wilent, Editor of the Society of American Foresters' Forestry Source Magazine, has launched a discussion about the National Forest Collaborative Incentive Act, which aims to reduce the wildfire danger across Montana

Zinke forest bill would require lawsuit bonds, reduce timber-sale analysis

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Wildfire Crisis Engulfs The Rest Of US Forest Service Budget

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bruce Courtright, Chairman of the National Institute for the Elimination of Catastrophic Wildfire, sent along another Op-Ed piece that looks at the problem of fire agencies robbing wildfire mitigation funds to pay for suppression costs

Wildfire crisis engulfs the rest of the Forest Service’s budget

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National Forest Collaborative Incentive Act Aims To Reduce Montana Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bruce Courtright, Chairman of the National Institute for the Elimination of Catastrophic Wildfire, shared an Op-Ed piece which looks at how the National Forest Collaborative Incentive Act of 2015 reduces the wildfire danger in Big Sky Country

OP-ED: Pioneering forest reform

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10 Tanker Fighting Wildfires In Arizona

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Kevin Hopf, a Pilot with 10 Tanker Air Carrier, discussed what it was like fighting Arizona wildfires with the massive DC-10 air-tankers

Inside look at fighting AZ wildfires

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Drone America Working With Nevada Emergency Managers

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mike Richards, President and CEO of Drone America, sent along an item recounting how Washoe County Emergency Management is learning to use Drone America’s DAx8 Unmanned Aircraft System for emergencies

Washoe County gets the green light to test drones for emergencies

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Radar Wind Profiler Helps Protect San Diego From Wildfires

The RAPTOR XBS-BL Radar Wind Profiler will help San Diego Gas & Electric determine if Santa Ana winds and associated weather conditions pose a wildland fire risk to that California county

San Diego Gas & Electric monitors wildfire conditions with DeTect's RAPTOR™ XBS-BL Radar Wind Profiler

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Editorial Addresses Wildfire Danger On Idaho Federal Lands

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bruce Courtright, Chairman of the National Institute for the Elimination of Catastrophic Wildfire, shared an editorial which cautions against blind support for a bill from Idaho Congressman Labrador concerning firefighting responsibility on federal lands

Lewiston newspaper’s editorial board dubious about Labrador’s state-ownership bill

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Western Regional Strategy Committee May Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Katie Lighthall, Coordinator for the Western Regional Strategy Committee, sent along their May newsletter

Newsletter #32 May 29, 2015

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Helimax Aviation Expands Sacramento Facilities

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Eversole, Executive Director of the American Helicopter Services and Aerial Firefighting Association, sent along a press release about the expansion of Helimax Aviation's facilities at Sacramento's McClellan Airport

Helimax Aviation Expanding Its McClellan Airport Base

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Neptune Aviation Deploys Jet Air-Tanker To Alaska

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Eversole, Executive Director of the American Helicopter Services and Aerial Firefighting Association, sent along a press release about the first deployment of a jet-powered air-tanker to Alaska by Neptune Aviation with comments by Wildfire NOTD subscriber Dan Snyder, COO at Neptune Aviation

Aerial Firefighter Claims First-Time Jet Tanker Deployment In Alaska

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Arizona Politicians Considering Thinning Plans

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bruce Courtright, Chairman of the National Institute for the Elimination of Catastrophic Wildfire, sent along another Op-Ed piece which covered the goings-on at a conference to discuss thinning in the C.C. Cragin Reservoir as well as treating an additional 300,000 acres covered by the Four Forest Restoration Initiative

FROM ARIZONA: Juggling forest politics

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Forestry Policies On BLM's O&C Lands Needs To Change

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bruce Courtright, Chairman of the National Institute for the Elimination of Catastrophic Wildfire, sent along an Op-Ed piece which takes a dim view of current forestry policies on the BLM's Oregon and California (O&C) Railroad grant lands

FROM OREGON: BLM management plans fail people and forests

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Can Wyoming Pay For Wildfire Suppression?

A $75,000 study aims to answer questions about whether the state can pay for fire suppression on Wyoming's public lands currently managed by the federal government

Barron: Who pays for the wildfires?

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Conair AT-802 Pilot Killed Fighting Alberta Wildfire

A Conair AT-802 SEAT crashed 100 km east of Lac La Biche, Alberta, while fighting a wildfire, killing the pilot

Forest fire fighting pilot dies in plane crash

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Coulson Industries Discussing Fate Of Martin Mars Air-Tankers

The Canadian government is involved in some horse-trading with Coulson Industries over the fate of their venerable Martin Mars air-tankers

Martin Mars Deal Stymied?

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Forestry Consultant Unveils Nebraska CWPP

A forestry consultant has been hired by the Nebraska Forest Service to implement the Missouri River Northeast Protection Plan, a Community Wildfire Protection Plan for Northeast Nebraska

Plan aims to protect Northeast Nebraska from wildfires

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Headwaters Economics May Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Chris Mehl, Director of Public Policy at Headwaters Economics, sent along their May newsletter

Newsletter: May 2015

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Bushfire & Natural Hazards CRC May 2015 Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Nathan Maddock, Communications Officer at Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, sent along their May newsletter

Bushfire & Natural Hazards CRC May 2015 Newsletter

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Director of Colorado Aerial Firefighting Center Hiring Wildfire Experts

The director of Colorado's Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting in Rifle discussed their plans to hire a staff of wildfire experts in a radio interview

Q & A: Director of New Aerial Firefighting Research Facility

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UAVs Being Tested For Wildfire Surveillance In Texas

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is testing unmanned aircraft at the Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence and Innovation to experiment with the monitoring of wildfires

Lone Star UAS Center Partnerships Cover Skies, Borders and Forest Fires

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USFS Prescott Fire Center Grant Allows More Air-Tanker Servicing

U.S. Forest Service's Fire Center in Prescott received approval from the Prescott City Council that will allow for a $1.6 million improvement to the airport apron used by air-tankers

Upgrade of airport's apron for slurry bombers set to get under way

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Northwest Management Drafts CWPP For Washington Community

Northwest Management, Inc., which has been contracted to conduct a risk assessment and draft an updated Community Wildfire Protection Plan for Grant County, Washington, gathered public comments Tuesday

Committee presents Wildfire Protection Plan draft

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USFS Publishes Results Of Quadrennial Fire Review

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Katie Lighthall, Western Regional Coordinator for the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy, sent along a press release from USFS Fire & Aviation Director Tom Harbour discussing a new Quadrennial Fire Review

Tom Harbour Press Release

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Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Offers CL-415 Exhibit

Winnipeg, Manitoba's, Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada has opened their CL-415 Super Scooper exhibit to the public

Super-scoopers’ history takes flight

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Wildfire Vortices Subject Of IAWF Webinar

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director at the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along an invitation to a webinar on 5/20 that will present a summary of vortices and wildland fire

Vortices and Wildland Fire

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Colorado's Governor Signs Wildfire Bills

Colorado Governor Hickenlooper signed the Veterans Fire Corps for Wildfire Fighting bill and the Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant Program in Durango

Hickenlooper to sign wildfire bills

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AHSAFA Leadership Changing

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Eversole, Executive Director of the American Helicopter Services and Aerial Firefighting Association, issued a press release announcing the appointment of Wildfire NOTD subscriber George Hill as Executive Director of AHSAFA

AHSAFA Press Release: George Hill Announcement

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Headwaters Economics Offers Ideas On Reducing Wildfire Danger To Homes

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Chris Mehl, Director of Public Policy at Headwaters Economics, sent along an article published in the March-April 2015 edition of The Solutions Journal which offers 9 ideas on how to alter the pace, scale, and pattern of future home development to reduce the wildfire danger to neighborhoods (a more detailed white paper is available here)

Resolving the Increasing Risk from Wildfires in the American West

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Spark Bushfire Prediction Program Unveiled At Australia Conference

The new Spark bushfire prediction program was unveiled at the Australia New Zealand Disaster Management Conference on Queensland, Australia's, Gold Coast

Bright Spark saves lives: finding order in the chaos of bushfires

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GelTech Solutions Helps Snuff 20 Pennsylvania Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Matt Struzziero, Director of Sales and Strategic Operations at GelTech Solutions, announced that FireIce has been successfully deployed on more than 20 wildfires this season by air-tankers throughout the state

Pennsylvania Uses FireIce to Fight Wildfires

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Military Vets Find New Career Fighting New Mexico Wildfires

Over two dozen military vets have retrained as firefighters in New Mexico's Returning Heroes program

New Mexico veterans hired to prevent, fight wildfires

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Causes Of California's Year-Round Fire Season

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bruce Courtright, Chairman of the National Institute for the Elimination of Catastrophic Wildfire, sent along an Op-Ed piece which faults mismanagement of forestlands and the current fire prevention funding formula for the year-round wildfire season in the Golden State

OP-ED: California’s wildfire season now runs year-round

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Wildfire Forecast For Pacific Northwest

A Jefferson Public Radio segment looks at the wildfire danger in the Pacific Northwest this year

Dry, Dead Wood Could Help Ignite Wildfires In Oregon And California

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Air Spray Attending Chico Air Museum Open House Saturday

Air Spray will be among companies displaying their aerial firefighting wares at the Chico Air Museum’s first major open house in its new quarters at the Chico Municipal Airport on Saturday

Chico Air Museum sets open house for Saturday

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California Fire Science Consortium May Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Stacey Frederick, Program Coordinator at California Fire Science Consortium, sent along their May newsletter

May Newsletter

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Interior Allocates Over $4 Million To Wildfire Projects

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has allocated more than $4 million to projects in four states as part of a wildfire-fighting strategy to protect a wide swath of Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Nevada

$4M in wildfire-fighting projects aims to protect sage grouse habitat

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PCADS Is Ideal Solution To Chernobyl Wildfire

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Ty Bonnar, President of Flexible Attack Innovations, sent along an article about forest fires that have burned at least 400 ha of radioactive timber 20 km from Ukraine's Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, with the comment "PCADS is the safest option for a wildfire crisis like this"

Forest fires heading for Chernobyl nuclear plant – Ukraine Interior Ministry

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Massachusetts Fire Department Partnering With GelTech Solutions

Massachusetts' Holliston Fire Department has agreed to try out GelTech Solutions FireIce gel product and to share the results with GelTech

Holliston Fire Department to Test FireIce

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Air Spray USA Retrofitting Air-Tankers In California

Air Spray USA continues to retrofit BAe-146 commercial aircraft into air-tankers at their facility in Chico, California

Chico company retrofits airplanes to battle fires

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House Committee Hears About Virtues of Forest Management

Several experts came together before a committee in the House of Representatives yesterday to discuss the virtues of forest management in reducing wildfires in the West

Experts press case for forest management to head off wildfires

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Signet North America Provides Wildfire Training In Colorado

Signet North America will provide wildfire training to non-firefighter support groups in Pitkin County, Colorado, on April 30th

County to hold class for wildfire support groups

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Montana Homeowners Rely On Private Foresters For Wildfire Preparations

Private foresters are being hired by Montana homeowners to burn excess fuel before the summer’s hot, dry weather sets in and increases the chance of wildfires

Foresters busy with prescribed burns to prevent wildfire tragedies

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GelTech's FireIce To Be Featured On Innovation Nation Program

GelTech Solutions will discuss their FireIce gel suppressant on The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation television show broadcast on CBS on Saturday April 25th

Innovation Nation TV Show Features FireIce and Peter Cordani

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Canadair Air-Tanker History Displayed At Winnipeg Museum

A new exhibition at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada exploring the history of Canadair air-tankers will open on Friday in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Exhibit showcases super-scooper water bombers, 'a great Canadian success story'

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Former VP Of Carson Helicopters Falsified Documents Leading To Fatal Crash

A sentencing memorandum charged the VP of Carson Helicopters with falsifying documents to gain USFS contracts worth up to $51.7 million and that led to a fatal helicopter crash on Aug. 5, 2008 in Northern California

Feds: 'Pure greed' led to fatal wildfire copter crash

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Alaska Division Of Forestry Gets KME Wildfire Trucks

Alaska Division of Forestry took delivery of two new Type 4 Brush/Wildfire Trucks from KME Fire Apparatus

Type 4 Interface Apparatus Delivered to Alaska

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Bushfire And Natural Hazards CRC April Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Nathan Maddock, Communications Officer at Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, sent along their April newsletter

April 2015 - From Sendai to Sydney

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GelTech Solutions Helps Minnesota Fight Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Matt Struzziero, Director of Sales and Strategic Operations at GelTech Solutions, discussed their work with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry in helping fight wildfires across the state

FireIce Deployed in Multiple Minnesota Wildland Fires

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DynCorp Awarded $126 Million CAL FIRE Contract

DynCorp International was awarded a $126 million contract to maintain CAL FIRE’s fleet of 51 aircraft, including S-2T air-tankers, OV-10A spotter aircraft and UH-1H helicopters

DynCorp International Awarded Contract Valued at up to $126.2 Million to Continue Support of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

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Aero Flite President Looks To Busy Fire Season

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Rick Pedersen, President of Aero Flite, discussed preparations by their aerial firefighting fleet for fire season in Eastern Washington

Aero-Flite crews gear up for E. Wash. fire season

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Conair Deploying One Less AT-802 In Alberta

Canadian air-tanker contractor Conair will be deploying one less AT-802 in Alberta this fire season

Province planning to hire one less air tanker group this year

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Headwaters Economics April Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Chris Mehl, Director of Public Policy at Headwaters Economics, sent along their April newsletter

Newsletter: April 2015

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Air-Tanker Contractor Butler Aircraft Forges Ahead

An article looks at the history of Oregon air-tanker contractor Butler Aircraft and its colorful founder

Redmond Airport, Butler Aircraft dispute highlights history

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'The Fire Next Time' Explores America's Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Ty Bonnar, President of Flexible Attack Innovations, sent along a short documentary on how problematic policies, fuel build-up, and climate change have endangered America's forests

The Fire Next Time

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13th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit & 4th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director at the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along an invitation to their wildfire conference taking place in Boise beginning 4/20

13th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit & 4th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference

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Oklahoma Firefighters Harness Technology To Track Wildfires

Oklahoma firefighters are using a new wireless app called "The Collector" to share info about wildfires near-instantaneously

New app helping first responders combat wildfires

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California Fire Science Consortium April Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Stacey Frederick, Program Coordinator at California Fire Science Consortium, sent along their April newsletter

April Newsletter

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Missoula Company Competes For High-Stakes Air Tanker Contract

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Dan Snyder, Chief Operating Officer at Neptune Aviation, discussed an important air-tanker contract with USFS his company is bidding on

Missoula Company Competes For High-Stakes Air Tanker Contract

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Central Oregon Fire Chiefs Announce Seasonal Burning Closure of May 1

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Alison Green, Program Director for Project Wildfire, sent along a press release from the Central Oregon Fire Chiefs about prescribed burns

Central Oregon Fire Chiefs Announce Seasonal Burning Closure of May 1

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Review Of Aerial Firefighting In The US

A comprehensive look at aerial firefighting in the US includes an interview was Wildfire NOTD subscriber Dan Snyder, COO of Neptune Aviation

Aerial Firefighting Part Two: The Different Planes Converted, and One Big Red Button

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Top Ten Notable Wildfire Strategy Implementations Across The West

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Katie Lighthall, Western Regional Coordinator for the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy, sent along a short communication piece that shows progress towards the 3 goals of the Cohesive Strategy

February 2015 Top Ten Notable Demonstrations of Cohesive Strategy Implementation Across the West

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Dawn Of Air-Tankers Video

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Ty Bonnar, President of Flexible Attack Innovations, sent along a 1950's video that shows the early days of air-tanker science and operations

Air Tanker

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10 Tanker Prepping DC-10s For Fire Season

In a video segment, Wildfire NOTD subscriber Rick Hatton, CEO of 10 Tanker Air Carrier, discussed how his DC-10 air-tankers are preparing for fire season

DC-10 Training For Wildfires

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Chile Short Of Wildland Firefighting Resources

Chile is woefully short of firefighting resources as 25 wildfires continue to blaze across 11,428 hectares of trees and brush, according to ONEMI

Chile wildfires damage unique flora, fauna

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Contracted AT-802s Deploy To Pennsylvania State Forest

A pair of AT-802s will be forward-deployed to Pennsylvania's Mid State Airport at Black Moshannon to deal with any spring wildfires in Moshannon State Forest

PA’s Firefighting Aircraft to go on Contract to Fight Wildfires

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IAWF Sponsors Wildfire Advanced Degrees

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director at the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along an announcement about two graduate-level scholarships, each valued at $3,000, for IAWF members who are Master of Science or Doctoral students studying wildland fire or wildland fire related topics

2015 Student Scholarships

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Bushfire And Natural Hazards CRC South Australia Study Released

Bushfire And Natural Hazards CRC sent along a new study that shows results from research commissioned by the South Australia Country Fire Service regarding civilian response to three very different bushfires in early 2014

How three South Australian communities responded to the 2014 bushfires

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AHSAFA Air-Tanker Contractors Ready For Wildfire Season

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Eversole, Executive Director of the American Helicopter Services and Aerial Firefighting Association, issued a press release in which Wildfire NOTD subscriber Dan Snyder, COO at Neptune Aviation, discussed the aerial firefighting community's readiness for this wildfire season

Aerial Firefighters Well Prepared For Coming Fire Season

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IAWF Wildfire Conference In Boise 4/20-24

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director at the International Association of Wildland Fire (http://www.iawfonline.org), sent along a reminder about their 13th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit & 4th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference in Boise April 20-24 13th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit & 4th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=ebfc9442-666c-4e65-973a-778ac935518f&c=c9935ac0-5f1b-11e3-8992-d4ae52986b44&ch=ca50b750-5f1b-11e3-89ed-d4ae52986b44

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2015 International Wildland Fire Conference In Pyeongchang, Korea

The Korea Forest Service sent along a reminder about their upcoming wildfire conference titled "Fire of the Past, Fire in Future" to be held in Pyeongchang, Gangwon province, from Oct. 12 to Oct. 16

2015 International Wildland Fire Conference

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Conair RJ85 Returns From Firefighting Down Under

A press release from British Columbia, Canada, announced the end of a Conair RJ85's mission Down Under in which it fought a number of bushfires (video footage of the air-tanker in action can be seen here)

BAe Systems-Supported Avro RJ85 Air Tanker Successfully Completes Australian Fire-Fighting

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Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting Will Be Built In Rifle, Colorado

A $47 million runway project at Rifle-Garfield County Airport is being credited with helping the city win the competition to host Colorado's Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting

Rifle lands research center

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National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy March Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Katie Lighthall, Western Regional Coordinator for the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy, sent along their March newsletter

National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Newsletter

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Washington Lawmakers Looking Beyond DNR For Wildfire Fighting

Washington lawmakers are seeking resources beyond the Department of Natural Resources to battle future wildfires after a much-criticized response to the 268,764-acre Carlton Complex which caused over $65 million in damages

State’s largest wildfire disaster captures lawmakers' attention | 2015 Session

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Edson Air-Tanker Base Prepares For Alberta's Wildfire Season

Although Edson air-tanker base has received substantial renovations, air-tanker training will take place elsewhere in Alberta, Canada, ahead of wildfire season

Air tankers return to Edson but not right away

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RJ85 Struts Its Stuff At Australian International Airshow

Conair and Field Air, which united to launch the RJ85 Australia program, posted a 45-second video of a bombing run at the Australian International Airshow last week

RJ85 Australia

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Tenax Aerospace Sues Air-Tanker Competitor

Air-tanker contractor Tenax Aerospace has accused a partner of negligence in allowing a competitor access to trade secrets that were used to steal business from Tenax

Firefighting Airline Sues Competitor Over Trade Secret Poach

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Neptune Aviation Prepares For Summer Wildfires

As Montana-based Neptune Aviation preps the first of seven heavy air-tankers under contract to USFS for firefighting duty this summer, they are also expanding their charter service between Billings and Missoula

Neptune Aviation prepares for fire season, charter expansion

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California Fire Science Consortium Publishes March Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Stacey Frederick, Program Coordinator at California Fire Science Consortium, sent along their March newsletter

March Newsletter

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