Wildfires burn across several locations in Israel
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U.S. Supertanker Responds to Wildfires in Israel
Wildfires rage across Israel burning homes and causing evacuations JERUSALEM (AP) — Fires raged in several locations across Israel for a fifth day Saturday, including in a Jewish West Bank settlement where 40 homes were burned and all 1,000-plus of its...
Gallery: Morgan Hill Wildfire
Tanker drops help create a fire break at California wildfire
Washington Firefighters Beg Hobbyists to Keep Drones Away from Wildfires
Drones were spotted over the Deep North Fire and the Cox Valley Fire CHAD SOKOL, Spokesman Review The Deep North fire was about 30 percent contained as of Friday afternoon. Crews had stopped it from spreading downhill toward homes and other structures, but it still...
Forest Service Hotshot Laid to Rest
Memorial service held for hotshot killed fighting Nevada wildfire MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Hotshot firefighting crews lined a lane in Missoula on Saturday to honor a U.S. Forest Service firefighter who was killed battling a wildfire in Great Basin National Park in...
Interior Department Launches National Drone Interference System
Feds start pilot program using smartphone apps to alert fliers of restrictions KEITH RIDLER, Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The first national system intended to prevent hobby drones from interfering with planes and helicopters fighting wildfires has launched,...
Russian Wildfire Tanker Crashes during Forest Fire
Crew of 10 were killed when their Il-76 went down in Irkutsk MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Emergencies Ministry says one of its firefighting planes with a crew of 10 is missing in Siberia. The ministry said the Il-76 plane disappeared Friday while on a mission to...
Navajo Interagency Hotshot Crew Deploys Fire Shelters in AZ Blaze
POTRERO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a wildfires burning in the U.S. West: Firefighters who deployed their fire shelters this week while battling an Arizona blaze were part of the Navajo Interagency Hotshot Crew. Six firefighters in the 20-member crew used their...
Drones Hamper Firefighting Efforts at Utah Wildfire
Officials say drones halted aircraft operations at Saddle Fire PAMELA MANSON, The Salt Lake Tribune Efforts to fight the Saddle Fire in southern Utah have been hampered by the public using drones in the area, fire officials said Sunday. There have been two...
Photos: Wildland Firefighting Aircraft in Action
Photos of aircraft battling wildfires during the month of June 2016
Working with Aircraft
The application and tactical benefits of rotor-wing and fixed-wing aircraft TODD MCNEAL | From the April 2016 Issue of FireRescue Magazine As the wildland fire conditions continue to increase in intensity each year throughout the West, wildland firefighters...
Global Supertanker Arrives in Colorado
Boeing 747-400 can carry 19,400 gallons The nation's largest firefighting aircraft is ready to call Colorado Springs home. Global SuperTanker Services LLC company CEO and founder Jim Wheeler, brought the Boeing 747-400 to Colorado Springs Airport on Tuesday...
