Fire Business Organization Planning Offices In Colorado Springs

The Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting is moving forward with plans to open a facility in Colorado Springs that would be a hub of wildfire-fighting activity for the region

Lofty proposal

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Japanese Fire and Disaster Management Agency Hiring Firefighting Helicopter Pilots

Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency will examine how to respond to a shortage of helicopter pilots trained for firefighting and disaster relief operations this spring

Agency strives to overcome chopper pilot shortage for fire and disaster response

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BC Wildfire Management Branch Hiring Firefighters

British Columbia,Canada's, Wildfire Management Branch plans to hire an additional 200 firefighters ahead of the summer fire season

Wanted: 200 new forest wildfire firefighters this summer in B.C.

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IAWF Webinar On Extreme Fire Behavior 1/27

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director of the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along an invitation to a webinar on 1/27 in which Wildfire NOTD subscriber Craig Clements, an Assistant Professor at San José State University's Department of Meteorology & Climate Science discusses the effect complex terrain has on fire behavior

Effects of Complex Terrain on Extreme Fire Behavior

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Firehouse World Keynote Speaker Announced

Firehouse.com announced their keynote speaker at the Firehouse World conference, taking place in San Diego, California, 1/25-29

Firehouse World 2015 Keynote Speaker: Derek Alkonis

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6th International Wildland Fire Conference To Be Held In October

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Johann Goldammer, Director of the United Nations Global Fire Monitoring Center, sent along an invitation to Wildfire NOTD readers to visit the website of the upcoming 6th International Wildland Fire Conference, which will be held in South Korea, October 2015, with deadlines for submitting papers (31 March 2015) and registration for exhibitors (deadline 31 July 2015)

6th International Wildland Fire Conference

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Mile High Wildfire Academy To Be Held In February

The 17th annual Mile High Wildfire Academy will be held at Texas' Fort Davis Fire Department February 19–22

Wildland fire response courses offered at Mile High Wildfire Academy

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Orion Aerial Firefighters Raising $5 Million For Air-Tanker Fleet

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Dale Head, CEO of Orion Aerial Firefighters, discussed their $5 million Indiegogo campaign to put six P-3 air-tankers back in the skies

Crowdfunding campaign seeks to save six aerial tankers from scrapyard

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10 Tanker Nearing Completion Of New DC-10 Air-Tanker

Wildfire NOTD subscriber John Gould, Business Development Manager at 10 Tanker Air Carrier, sent along a press release in which Wildfire NOTD subscriber Rick Hatton, CEO of 10 Tanker Air Carrier, discusses the newest member of their stable of DC-10s

10 Tanker Press Release

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Thrush Aircraft Receives EASA Certification For 510G SEAT

Georgia-based Thrush Aircraft Company has received approval to operate its 510G SEATs in Europe from the European Aviation Safety Agency

Thrush 510G Receives EASA Certification

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National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Katie Lighthall, Coordinator for the Western Region National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy, sent along an opt-in link for their newsletter

Newsletter Signup

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Flexible Attack Innovations Unveils New Website

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Ty Bonnar, President of Flexible Attack Innovations, sent along the link to their brand new website

Welcome to Flexible Attack Innovations

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Orion Aerial Firefighters Needs Your Support!

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Dale Head, CEO of Orion Aerial Firefighters, sent along an appeal for support as they attempt to refurbish the former Aero Union P-3 air-tanker fleet for use against wildfires

Help Fight Wildfires! Save the P3 Orion Airtanker!

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Firehouse World Offers Educational Opportunities

With the arrival of Firehouse World in San Diego, California, on 1/26, Firehouse.com sent along a registration code for more educational offerings

20% more educational options to choose from!

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22nd Colorado Wildland Fire Academy Commences

The 22nd Colorado Wildland Fire and Incident Management Academy is underway in Colorado Springs this week

Firefighters And Disaster Managers Train in Southern Colorado

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A Collection Of Community Wildfire Protection Plans From Across the West

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Karen Lighthall, Western Regional Coordinator for the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy, sent along a white paper from the Ecosystem Workforce Program that provides an overview of CWPPs in the West

Community Wildfire Protection Plans In The American West

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USFS To Buy/Operate Their Own Heavy Air-Tankers?

With an earmark of $65 million for federal air-tankers, some believe that USFS may buy and operate their own C-130J for the first time instead of hiring contractors to fight wildfires for them

Forest Service gets $65M for air tankers -- what will it buy?

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Video Shows RJ-85 Jet Conducting Airstrikes On Australian Bushfires

For fire aviation buffs, a belly camera on a Country Fire Authority RJ-85 jet air-tanker captured the aircraft conducting multiple airstrikes on bushfires in Victoria, Australia

Watch This Aussie Air Tanker Plane Fighting Victorian Bushfires

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Firehouse World Conference Posts $100 Discount Code

Firehouse.com sent along a $100 discount code for their upcoming Firehouse World conference to be held in San Diego, California, January 25-29

Don’t miss out on your last chance to save BIG!

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LA County Fire Hiring Firefighters In January

Los Angeles County Fire Department announced this week that it will be hiring firefighters starting at 1 p.m. on Jan. 21 until 1 p.m. on Jan. 23

Want job as a Los Angeles County firefighter? Start here

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IAWF Fire Safety Award Nominations Still Open

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director of the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along a reminder about nominations for its Wildland Fire Safety Award, which will be presented in Boise next April

Wildland Fire Safety Award Nominations

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Israeli Defense Forces Spend $100 Million On Firefighting Aircraft

Elbit Systems has been awarded a contract worth ~$100 million by the Israeli Ministry of Defense for 6 new firefighting aircraft and to operate a squadron of 14 aircraft

Israel’s firefighting unit to expand with six new planes

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US Needs 24-28 More Heavy Air-Tankers

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Eversole, Executive Director of the American Helicopter Services and Aerial Firefighting Association, discussed the need for 24 to 28 additional large air tankers to battle wildfires across the US in a press release

Feds Seen As Coming Competition To Private Aerial Firefighters

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Headwaters Economics December Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Chris Mehl, Policy Director at Headwaters Economics, sent along their December newsletter

Newsletter: December 2014

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