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A Memorial Service was held on 30th January at RAAF Base Richmond to honour First Officer Paul Clyde Hudson, Captain Ian McBeth and Flight Engineer Rick A DeMorgan Jr. from Coulson Aviation. Representatives from fire agencies, aerial firefighting companies, families and friends joined Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Minister David Elliot, […]
10th January 2020 Thomas Withington Once again, aerial firefighting has played a vital part in combating wildfires in California, with an armada of aircraft leading the efforts to douse the flames. It has been another busy year for aerial firefighting in California. The statistics speak for themselves: The US Forest Service and the California Department […]
Committee calls for the International Walt Darran Aerial Firefighting Award 2020 Nominations
On 8 November 2018, a wildfire swept through northern California, becoming the deadliest fire in America for a century, ravaging the town of Paradise on its way. The Day California Burned documentary by BBC Two revisits the catastrophic day when the wildfire wiped out 95% of Paradise, leaving most of the city a charred ruin. Drawing on hundreds […]
The new addition to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s rotor fleet has arrived at Sacramento McClellan Airport on 12th October 2019. The new helicopter is a twin-engine craft called the Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk from United Rotorcraft, which are manufactured specifically for CAL FIRE and for firefighting purposes. It will serve statewide through the […]
4 - 5 March 2020
Sacramento, California, USA
9 - 10 March 2020
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
