The European Union (EU) has deployed firefighting aircraft to regions vulnerable to forest fires through its rescEU emergency initiative, ahead of wildfire season
Utah contracts two more seasonal firefighting aircraft
The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands has contracted the Croman Corporation to provide two Sikorsky SH-3H helicopters to support the state’s wildfire suppression efforts
Fundraising launched for permanent firefighting aircraft at Lake Tahoe
Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District (TDFPD) is campaigning to raise US$60 million to acquire pair of firefighting helicopters to permanently serve Lake Tahoe on the border of Nevada and California
The state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China has completed its first test flight using the new firefighting configuration of its AG600 amphibious fixed-wing aircraft