Each drone is designed to carry enough water “to create over 50 gallons of finished foam suppressant,” which can reduce the ...

The tender process for the purchase of three firefighting aircraft is currently under way, with one of the aircraft to be financed through the Recovery and Resilience Facility, permanent secretary of ...

Aug. 23—COLLEGE STATION — A helicopter delivering water to the 150-acre Barth Fire in Caldwell County almost collided with a drone that came within feet of the aircraft Friday, Aug. 18. Drones are a ...

Aircraft designed to fight wildfires known as “Super Scoopers" could soon be at risk of decertification in the United States. These Canadian-built planes have played a key role in battling major fires ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Four pilots with the Kern County Fire Department are expected to receive training through June of 2026 to fly the department’s new Firehawk helicopters, according to the ...

BELGRADE, Mont., Nov. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (“Bridger” or “Bridger Aerospace”), (NASDAQ: BAER, BAERW), one of the nation’s largest aerial firefighting ...

The Government of Canada is investing $316.7 million over the next five years to increase Canada’s aerial wildfire firefighting capacity.

Peter Tripp Akemann was sentenced to 14 days in federal prison, 30 days of home detention and ordered to pay over $150,000 in restitution and fees Daily News/SCNG Peter Tripp Akemann is facing jail ...

A 57-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 days in prison and 30 days of home detention for flying a hobby drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles ...