Valdez began firefighting as a teen FORT WORTH (FOX4 News) - A Fort Worth man is helping out by flying above the flames of the historic California wildfires. Marcos Valdez has been in California piloting a 747 jet that gets so close to the fires, the...
MAFFS Air Tanker Wildfire Training
C-130’s training with MAFFS airailimages - C-130 crews from four airlift wings that have the specialized aerial firefighting assignment convened at McClellan Reload Base near Sacramento, California, in April 2018 for a week of training with the Modular...
Alberta 2017 Wildfire Season
A look back with Peace Helitack Crew 5 Miles Ladd - Just a short highlight video of Peace Helitack Crew 5's adventures this summer from northern Alberta to Helena Montana https://youtu.be/vZzOOUxnOFo
Texas A&M Places Firefighting Planes in Abilene
SEATS are often staged in multiple places ABILENE, Texas (KRBC) - When it comes to wildfires, the Texas A&M Forest Service takes their firefighting to the skies. Single Engine Air Tankers, or SEATS, are often staged in multiple places across...
Rappelling into the Scene
Firefighters rappel down to fight a lightning fire Mar Wall - I rappelled four firefighters into a lightning fire near Lake Wenatchee, WA. (2016) https://youtu.be/C5JQsOFP1pE
Helmet Cam: Creek Fire
Pilot’s view on the first day of the fire Pilot Dave - Helmet cam footage from first day of Creek Fire near Sylmar, CA. https://youtu.be/bFqHU9lGXxU
Helicopter View: California Grass Fire
Sheriff’s helicopter helps contain grass fire Contra Costa Sheriff - Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff STARR1 helicopter was recently requested to assist the fire department as it was attempting to contain a grass fire that was getting close to...
Wildfire Aviation: CAL FIRE Cockpit View
Ride along in a S2T Firefighter Activity - A CalFire S2T working a wildfire https://youtu.be/HV4TC3hke6w
Navy, Marines Join California Fire Fight
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron battles wildfires U.S. Navy - CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Dec. 8, 2017) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Black Jacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 assists in fighting California fires. HSC-3 and...
Global Supertanker 747 Drop
Fire retardant drop on a California home YouTube - A video shared on Instagram by Jenny Crane Thursday shows fire retardant being dropped on a home in Murrieta, where the Liberty Fire has burned about 300 acres. https://youtu.be/cZwbByY-olE
Winds Churn California Wildfires
Firefighting aircraft grounded due to strong winds By AMANDA LEE MYERS and ANDREW DALTON, Associated Press VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — The same vicious winds that turned three Southern California wildfires into destructive dynamos were also making the...
Drone Prompts Diversion of Arkansas Wildfire Surveillance Plane
"Drones and emergency operations don't mix," By KELLY P. KISSEL, Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Forestry officials diverted a surveillance plane from its assigned path because a drone hovered above a northern Arkansas wildfire, prompting them to...