Air Spray Discusses Job Needs With Butte County Educators

Air-tanker purveyor Air Spray was among Butte County manufacturers discussing their job requirements with educators in Chico, California

Manufacturers talk jobs with Butte County educators

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AFAC 14 Conference Next Week In Wellington, New Zealand

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Nathan Maddock, Communications Officer at Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, sent along an announcement about the AFAC 14 conference taking place next week in Wellington, New Zealand

AFAC 14 Conference

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USFS Gives Go Ahead To Log Rim Fire Burn Area

US Forest Service is finalizing a decision to allow logging on 52 sq miles of forests burned in California's Rim Fire last year

Feds say balance struck in California wildfire dead wood plan, but advocates see tree trouble

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Contract Air-Tankers Flood Rogue Valley Air Attack Base

Air-tanker contractors flooded Oregon's Rogue Valley Airport where the Air Attack Base is on track to meet or beat the current record of 1 million gallons of retardant pumped in a single season

Very large air tanker plays a very large role

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Four Forests Restoration Initiative Aims To Reduce Arizona's Wildfires

Arizona's Four Forests Restoration Initiative, an ambitious plan that is focused on ecosystem sustainability on 2 million acres, not just the wildfire threat, is examined by the next article

Don't bankrupt forest restoration with firefighting

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AHSAFA Members Battle Wildfires In Pacific Northwest

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Eversole, Executive Director of the American Helicopter Services & Aerial Firefighting Association, issued a press release about the contribution of contracted aircraft in wildfires raging through the Pacific Northwest, with comments by Wildfire NOTD subscriber Dan Snyder, COO of Neptune Aviation

Aerial Firefighters Note Increasing Pacific Northwest Wildfire Activity

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CAL FIRE Talks About Firefighting In The Golden State

CAL FIRE provided some background material on how wildfires in California are fought

How to Fight a Wildfire — the Inside Story [Video]

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10 Tanker Conducts DC-10 Air-Tanker Tour

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Kevin Hopf, Chief Pilot for 10 Tanker Air Carrier, conducted a media tour of a DC-10 at California's Castle Air Force Base

Exploring the DC-10 Air Tanker

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Contract Air-Tanker Pound Junction Fire

Heavy air-tankers pounded California's Junction Fire from multiple air attack bases

Junction fire: Aerial battle involved jet and about 75,000 gallons of retardant

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Intterra Inc Helps Colorado Spot Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Kate Dargan, President of Intterra Inc, sent along an article about their work with the Colorado Aerial Firefighting Corps to detect and map wildfires accurately

'A game-changer:' PC-12s put Colorado firefighters ahead of the curve

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DC-10s Battle Wildfires Across The West

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Rick Hatton, CEO of 10 Tanker Air Carrier, discusses the impact of his DC-10s on wildfires across the West in a National Public Radio segment

Bigger, Faster Air Tankers Help Forest Service Tackle Wildfires

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Coulson Aircrane Deploys New Air-Tanker

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Britt Coulson, the Aviation Manager at Coulson Aircrane, sent along a press release in which Wildfire NOTD subscriber Wayne Coulson, CEO of Coulson Aircrane, announced a second C-130 Next Generation Air-Tanker they are adding to their fleet

New C-130 Next Gen Airtanker Press Release

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NIFC Cites Private Drone Hazards To Contractors At Wildfires

The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise identified several instances in which private drones interfered with aerial firefighting operations

Fire officials: Keep drones away from wildfires

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Heavy Air-Tankers Battle Wildfires

A collection of photos and videos show heavy air-tankers and the DC-10 in action over wildfires

Watch This Air Tanker Yaw Like Mad While Dropping Fire Retardant

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IAWF Offers Sponsorship Opportunites For Upcoming Conference

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director at the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along a sponsorship opportunity for their 13th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit to be held in Boise April 20-24, 2015

Sponsorship and Exhibitor Information

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10 Tanker Fields Third Firefighting DC-10

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Rick Hatton, CEO of 10 Tanker Air Carrier, said that they have completed the modification of a third DC-10 and are awaiting USFS certification to begin fighting fires later this week

Company Adds Additional DC-10 Airtanker to Fleet

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Is It Museum Time For The Martin Mars?

A former maintenance manager who worked on British Columbia's Martin Mars bombers for 20 years says it's time to send them to the museum

Retire the 'clunker,' says Mars mechanic

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Researchers Collecting Wildland Firefighters' Stories

Reno's Desert Research Institute is gathering up wildland firefighters' stories in an effort to understand extreme and unexpected wildfire behavior through human experience

Reno's DRI collecting firefighters' stories

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Minnesota Air Tankers Reports Success With FireIce

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Matt Struzziero, Director of Sales and Strategic Operations for GelTech Solutions, discussed the successful use of their FireIce gel with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry on the season's first wildfire

FireIce Used in Minnesota Airtankers for Aerial Wildfire Pilot Program

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BC Minister Of Forests Discusses Martin Mars Controversy

British Columbia's Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations waded into the Martin Mars controversy with an Op-Ed piece

Setting the record straight on bomber issue

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Homestead Helicopters Dispatches Helo To Colorado

Missoula, Montana-based Homestead Helicopters has dispatched a Bell Long Ranger chopper to Colorado's Montrose Regional Airport for firefighting duty

Montana firefighting helicopter based in Montrose

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DC-10 VLAT Up Close And Personal

A photo spread provides some close-up shots of Tanker 911 as it prepares to battle wildfires from Atwater Air Tanker Base in Merced County, California

Photoessay by Mike Reeves: Tanker 911 at the Atwater USFS base

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Helicopter Fleets Battle Wildfires Across US

Aviation Today profiles the fleet of helicopters battling wildfires in the US

Firefighting Frontlines

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AHSAFA Supports Wildfire Disaster Funding Act

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Eversole, Executive Director of the American Helicopter Services & Aerial Firefighting Association, sent along a press release about their support of the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act

Aerial Firefighting Industry Supports The Wildfire Disaster Funding Act

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Professional Version Of Southern Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal Now Available

Government officials, planning committees, wildfire professionals and others can now apply for a professional version of the Southern Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal

Online Tool Looks At Wildfire Risk

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Did Political Contributions Ground The Martin Mars?

An examination of political contributions adds to the controversy surrounding British Columbia's decision not to award a new firefighting contract to the Martin Mars this year

Province's former bomber boss now on Conair payroll

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