Federal crews already rely on drones for wildfire prevention and support work. Now a new system being tested in Aspen could ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wipaire celebrated the milestone 200th delivery of its Fire Boss aerial firefighting aircraft on September 23. The Fire Boss is an Air Tractor AT-802 modified by Wipaire with a specialized amphibious ...

Aircraft are one of the most important tools for fighting wildfires, and across the various agencies and private companies that use firefighting aircraft, you'll find an entire arsenal of airborne ...

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 ...

Late last month, San Diego County leaders and fire officials celebrated a vote to add a much-needed, nighttime firefighting helicopter to the county’s fleet. Firefighting agencies in the county have ...

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 ...

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 ...