CAL FIRE's new fire hawk and c-130 air tanker put to the test on Sorrento Fire

Just weeks after CAL FIRE showcased its newest firefighting aircraft during training exercises, both were called into action Monday as crews battled the 90-acre Sorrento Fire in San Diego County's Sorrento Valley.

CAL FIRE's new fire hawk and c-130 air tanker put to the test on Sorrento Fire

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SDG&E, Qualcomm and UC San Diego Launch Edge AI Collaboration to Advance Wildfire and Extreme-Weather Response

San Diego Gas & Electric, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and the University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography announced Edge Alert Sentinel, a new collaboration that will bring artificial intelligence directly to the front lines of wildfire and extreme-weather response.

SDG&E, Qualcomm and UC San Diego Launch Edge AI Collaboration to Advance Wildfire and Extreme-Weather Response

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Federal lab cuts could hamper fire forecasting efforts

Potential further cuts to federal science programs are threatening weather forecasts crucial to predicting wildfire behavior, of concern following an exceptionally dry winter which saw an anemic amount of snowfall across much of the Mountain West.

Federal lab cuts could hamper fire forecasting efforts

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The Most Comprehensive Wildfire Budget Ever: Fully Funds USWFS, Improves Employee Housing, Expands Hazard Pay, Multi-Year Aviation Contracts, Tech, Post Fire, And Tons More.

The House Committee on Appropriations funding report, which was just released on Thursday, contains many wildfire-related priorities, and underscores the importance of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service across multiple sections.

The Most Comprehensive Wildfire Budget Ever: Fully Funds USWFS, Improves Employee Housing, Expands Hazard Pay, Multi-Year Aviation Contracts, Tech, Post Fire, And Tons More.

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New 2,800-Gallon Helicopter Will Help Fight Wildfires Near Mammoth

The wildfire suppression toolkit just got bigger in California's Eastern Sierra with the stationing of a CH-47D Chinook helicopter at Mammoth Yosemite Airport, just outside the ski resort town of Mammoth Lakes at Mammoth Yosemite Airport.

New 2,800-Gallon Helicopter Will Help Fight Wildfires Near Mammoth

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Climate change and aerial firefighting technology

AirMed&Rescue provided an overview of the aerial firefighting industry worldwide as climate change lengthens wildfire seasons across hemispheres and increases outbreak frequency and fire size, exploring what new technologies are being developed to address this growing threat.

Climate change and aerial firefighting technology

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Getting ahead of wildfires: becoming proactive as opposed to reactive

AirMed&Rescue surveyed air-tanker operators to find out more about how they are trying to become proactive rather than reactive in their wildfire preparations in a year which looks to be a busy one for wildfires in the U.S and beyond.

Getting ahead of wildfires: becoming proactive as opposed to reactive

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