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US aircrews train for wildfire season with water drops

CAL FIRE lead planes guide U.S. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve C-130 aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System through simulated wildland firefighting scenarios April ...
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Arizona skies set for aerial firefighting drills this month

BOISE, Idaho (KVOA) - Wildland firefighters specializing in aerial supervision and airtanker operations are gathering in Arizona. The training aims to prepare them for a potentially busy fire year in ...
9NEWS

Flight data paints wild picture as aerial firefighting operations target Western Slope

DENVER — Western Colorado’s skies are unusually busy this week, as dozens of firefighting aircraft work to slow the spread of multiple large wildfires. Flight path data shows a dense network of ...
Aviation Week

New Retardant Development Could Lead to Safer Aerial Firefighting

ROME—U.S. firefighting specialist Coulson Aviation is working to certify a new aerial firefighting retardant that could reduce the risks associated with low-level drops and lessen corrosion damage to ...

National Guard, Wildland Fire to conduct aerial water drop training near Angostura Reservoir

SD Army National Guard and SD Wildland Fire will conduct aerial water delivery recertification training May 1 near Angostura ...