CAL FIRE will kick off its 2026 Night Aerial Firefighting Exercise (NAFE) training cycle with its initial NAFE evolution ...

Cal Fire is partnering with Skyryse to evaluate and integrate SkyOS, a universal flight operating system, into its aerial firefighting fleet to combat increasingly severe wildfires and address pilot ...

Canada’s wildfire aviation system remains decentralized. That model worked when fire seasons were staggered geographically.

Barcelona, July 14 th, 2025 – Vallfirest, a global leader in wildland firefighting equipment and innovation, has announced the acquisition of Aerial Fire Control PTY LTD, an Australian-based company ...

We have seen overnight water dumps on the fires burning in California. Those types of nighttime aerial drops are a rare occurrence in Arizona. So why don't these drops happen more often in the Grand ...

US investigators have determined that insufficient testing of a new retardant resulted in significant corrosion damage to two aerial firefighting aircraft owing to chemical incompatibility with the ...

On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the azure sky and gleaming sun that are hallmarks of Los Angeles, California, were rapidly replaced by thick grey smoke swelling upwards from fast-moving fire within ...

Folsom Lake will serve as the backdrop for aerial firefighting training Friday, May 22 and Saturday, May 23 as CAL FIRE ...

Canada’s long-term pledge to build up its aerial firefighting resources has begun with the lease of 12 aircraft that will be ...

Santa Barbara Fire Department’s new Pierce Arrow XT Aerial Ladder Truck is equipped with a 107-foot aerial ladder. (Courtesy photo) The Santa Barbara Fire Department (SBFD) has acquired a new Pierce ...