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National, state and local agencies were in the Button Rock Mountain area Thursday as part of multi-week wildland fire ...
Several state agencies got a bird's eye view Thursday morning to practice skills on fighting wildfires from above.
Black Hawk helicopters were used during interagency exercises at Button Rock Reservoir to boost wildfire preparedness across ...
Sheehy and cosponsor Senator Alex Padilla, D-California, introduced their 300-word “ Fit for Purpose Wildfire Readiness Act ” ...
An annual national recertification event for the U.S. Forest Service Helicopter Rappel Program is slated to occur next week ...
is a Sikorsky S-70i – a modified version of a Black Hawk helicopter. Designed for wildland firefighting, search-and-rescue, and emergency medical transport, this advanced aircraft enhances OCFA ...
One of Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy’s bills to revamp the country’s wildland firefighting apparatus has passed through the U.S. Senate and is on its way to the House of Representatives. The Aerial ...
Record dry winter puts Arizona at risk for this year’s fire season Students learn how to document wildland fire origin scenes on Monday ... by the U.S. National Guard shows a UH-60 Black Hawk ...
The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) successfully conducted a test landing of one of its new FIREHAWK helicopters at Orange County Global Medical Center, a regional Level II trauma center. This ...