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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