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Aviation grade fuel near Boise, Idaho

cityservicevalcon wrote 2 weeks ago: CSV Aviation Fuel provides aviation grade fuels in the Boise, ID area for aerial applicators, corpor … more →

Tags: Aviation Fuel Distributor, avgas, jet fuel, AVIATION FUEL, Helicopter, Air Ambulance, Aviation, Boise Idaho, Airline

Wildfires: Forest Service moves on upgrading air tankers

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 weeks ago: Contract awards should enable some aircraft to come online this year A MAFFS-equipped Air National G … more →

Tags: forest fires, Climate and Weather, wildfires, Drought, U S Forest Service, Wildfires, Next Generation air tankers

Feds add bigger, faster planes to wildfire fleet

Cyndee Maxwell wrote 2 weeks ago: GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service announced Monday that heading into wildfire season … more →

Tags: News, features, united states, United States Forest Service, Forest Service, National Interagency Fire Center, Mark Udall, McDonnell-Douglas DC-10, hillsboro oregon

Wildfires: Forest Service contracts for 'legacy' airtankers

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 month ago: A P3 air tanker drops flame retardant on the Las Conchas fire in New Mexico, July 2011. Photo courte … more →

Tags: Environment, Federal Government, Climate and Weather, wildfires, Drought, U S Forest Service, Wildfires, legacy airtankers

Aviation Fuel Near Wichita Kansas

cityservicevalcon wrote 1 month ago: Aviation Fuel Delivery CSV Aviation Fuel is proud to offer aviation fuel pricing and delivery option … more →

Tags: Aviation Fuel Distributor, avgas, jet fuel, Wichita Kansas, AVIATION FUEL, Helicopter, Air Ambulance, Kansas, Business

Forest Service close to awarding new airtanker contracts1 comment

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 months ago: Vilsack says latest contracts could also face protests, despite efforts to minimize potential issues … more →

Tags: Environment, Federal Government, US Forest Service, Colorado, wildfires, U S Forest Service, Wildfires, Mark Udall, Tom Vilsack

Udall says red tape threatens aerial firefighting efforts2 comments

Bob Berwyn wrote 3 months ago: A June, 2011 wildlfire burns in Keystone Gulch, Summit County, Colorado Bob Berwyn photo. Contractin … more →

Tags: Colorado, Drought, Environment, public lands, wildfires, air tanker fleet, Mark Udall, U S Forest Service, Wildfires

Enter the Wulung: Indonesia's First Operational UAV

hafizuddinsulaiman wrote 4 months ago: The Wulung, a UAV developed by the Agency for Development and Application of Technology (BPPT) is se … more →

Tags: Indonesia, uav, bppt, cloud seeding

11-09-12 US Senator Bennet Calls for Modernization of Forest Service Air Tankers to Help Fight Wildfires...

Brian Allmer wrote 6 months ago: US Senator Michael Bennet (CO) Denver, CO – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is calling for the … more →

Tags: The BARN's Home Page, The BARN's Ag News, Michael Bennet, agriculture subcommittee

Lookout Fire Update: 100% Contained3 comments

darlenecraviotto wrote 7 months ago: Whew! We’re a grateful community tonight thanks to four helicopters, a couple of air tankers, … more →

Tags: Raise Your hand if You Can't Hear Me, wildfire, water tender, Firefighter, Santa Barbara County California

Wildfire threatens homes near Santa Barbara

Cyndee Maxwell wrote 7 months ago: SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) – Evacuations have been ordered as a wildfire threatens homes above … more →

Tags: L.A. News, wildfire, California, National Weather Service, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara- California, Calif.

The Multi-Purpose Jumbo Jet

hafizuddinsulaiman wrote 7 months ago: Born out of USAF’s 1963 CX-HLS program which envisaged a very large strategic transport aircra … more →

Tags: Transport, Space, Airliners, USAF, NASA, Space Shuttle

Recent Labuan Shipboard Fire Further Highlight The Need For Aerial Firefighting Aircraft

hafizuddinsulaiman wrote 7 months ago: At around 0610 H today, a fire broke out on board a RO-RO Ferry at Labuan ferry terminal leaving hun … more →

Tags: RMN, MMEA, incidents and crashes, haze, cou, KKIA, water bomber, Misc

Forest Service allows night aerial firefighting

Cyndee Maxwell wrote 9 months ago: (AP Image) (AP) – Congressional representatives say the U.S. Forest Service has decided to all … more →

Tags: wildfire, Aviation, los angeles, Southern California, angeles national forest, Dianne Feinstein, United States Forest Service, Forest Service, U S Forest Service

Purple Haze ?2 comments

Jodi Lea wrote 9 months ago: I woke up early Monday, with nausea and a pounding headache. A smokey haze surrounded our house. It … more →

Tags: 2012_Posts, forest, Humor, mountain town, postaday, United States Forest Service, wildfire

MMEA Faces Pilot Shortages

hafizuddinsulaiman wrote 9 months ago: MMEA is facing a shortage of trained pilots to conduct aerial enforcement which forced the agency to … more →

Tags: Helicopter, MMEA, MPA

It's Haze Season Alright..

hafizuddinsulaiman wrote 9 months ago: Air qualities across most of Southeast Asia and East Asian countries have degraded significantly due … more →

Tags: Helicopter, rmaf, Transport, MMEA, bomba, Satellite, AIROD, rmp, ATSB

Warm toes...4 comments

Vivienne Cole wrote 10 months ago: © MARIE-SOPHIE HEL L’Independant Returning from holiday in Provence on Sunday 22nd, the welcom … more →

Tags: catalan, Current Events, Environment, Europe, forest, France, French Culture, la vie quotidienne, landscape

Little Sand Fire information meeting

Bell Star wrote 11 months ago: Forrest Service officials hosted an information meeting at the Vallecito Lake Community Center on Ju … more →

Tags: News, Colorado, United States Forest Service, wildfire, Controlled Burn, Forest Service, Independence Day (United States), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement


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