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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