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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