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New Kawasaki Bk117D3 for Shizuoka Firefighters

22-Apr-24 - Kawasaki receives order for a H145 / BK117D3 from the Shizuoka City firefighting and disaster relief aviation unit. The new helicopter will be delivered in March 2026 #Shizuoka

National Guard Black Hawks in West Virginia Wildfires

23-Mar-24 - West Virginia Army National Guard (WVANG) UH-60M and HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters assisted the West Virginia Division of Forestry and local government and emergency management officials in the Grant, Hampshire, Hardy and Pendleton counties wildland fires #firefighting

Contour Helicopters Adds VoxVision AI for Firefighting

22-Mar-24 - Contour Helicopters and Voxelis Canada partner to accelerate firefighting technology with VoxVision AI edge computing #drones

Coulson and Kawak Partners for Improved Firefighter Black Hawk

07-Mar-24 - Coulson Aviation in new partnership with Kawak Aviation Technologies to develop an improved aerial firefighter Black Hawk helicopter #firefighting

Australian Helitak New Facility in Camarillo, California

05-Mar-24 - Australian firefighting equipment manufacturer Helitak expanding to the United States with the lease of a 20,000-foot property at Camarillo Airport in California for aerial tanks for the Chinook, Black Hawk and H125 helicopters #firefighting

Autonomous Black Hawk for Rapid Response to Wildfires

01-Mar-24 - Rain and Sikorsky demonstrate early detection and rapid response to wildfires with an autonomous Black Hawk helicopter #firefighting

Columbia Unveils New Era for Commercial Chinook

27-Feb-24 - Columbia Helicopters (CHI) plans to create a new model of the legendary Chinook, the 234 Special Purpose (234SP), by converting ex military CH-47D aircraft. Certification and market entry planned for 2025 #chinook

South Carolina Guards Loaned Buckets to Colombia

14-Feb-24 - The South Carolina National Guard responded to dozens of fires in Bogota, Colombia, by lending multiple helicopter buckets under its State Partnership Program partnership #Colombia

Firefighting Helicopters Arriving in Chile

03-Jan-24 - Two AS332L2 Super Puma , two Kamov Ka-32 and two Erickson Aircrane S-64E leased helicopters are arriving in Chile for the summer firefighting season campaign against forest fires #firefighting

CAE Chinook and Black Hawk Simulators for Coulson

27-Oct-23 - Coulson Aviation acquires world’s only CH-47D Chinook Level D Full Flight Simulator and a UH-60A/L Black Hawk Level D Simulator for its new facility at Thermal, California to develop customized training for the wildfire fighting environment #firefighting

17-Oct-23	Firefighting System for Super Puma #firefighting
14-Oct-23	Rain and Uncrewed Black Hawk in Aerial Wildland Firefighting #firefighting
18-Aug-23	Canadian Helicopters Against Wildfires #firefighting
28-Jul-23	Washington Guards Prepares for Fire Season #firefighting
14-Jul-23	Coulson Chinooks Against California Wildfires #firefighting
30-Jun-23	Los Angeles Fire Department Adds Bell 505 #firefighting
28-Jun-23	FAA STC Amendment for H145D2/D3 Firefighter #firefighting
07-Jun-23	EU Doubles rescEU for Firefighting Season 2023 #firefighting
30-May-23	Fire Attack Model 311 GII Approved for H145D2/D3 #firefighting
16-May-23	Erickson S-64F FAA Certified for NVG Operations #NVG
03-May-23	California Guard and Firefighters Annual Training #wildfires
25-Apr-23	Alpine Completed Bell 412 for NSW Rural Firefighters #NSW
20-Apr-23	Firefighter Helicopter for Douglas County, Colorado #Colorado
12-Apr-23	Remotely Controlled Firefighter Black Hawk Helicopter #firefighting
08-Mar-23	Coulson RADS-L for Columbia Model 234 Heli-Expo 2023
09-Jan-23	Argentina Leased Coulson Chinook Firefighter Helicopter #Chinook
09-Jan-23	Babcock Super Puma Firefighters in Chile #firefighting
06-Dec-22	Erickson Delivers 8th S-64 to Korea Forest Service #aircrane
21-Nov-22	West Virginia Guard Firefighting in Fayette County #WestVirginia
18-Nov-22	NSW Rural Fire Service Helicopter at Coffs Harbour #CoffsHarbour
13-Nov-22	Bell 412EPi Battling Montenegro Wildfires #montenegro
27-Sep-22	US Forest Service Firefighting Contract Partners #firefighting
06-Sep-22	Firefighter Sling Dragon Aerial Dispenser in Brazil #firefighting
02-Sep-22	Portugal Acquired Refurbished Black Hawk for Firefighting #BlackHawk
01-Sep-22	Chinook Firefighter Equipment from Helitak #chinook
04-Aug-22	Oklahoma Guards Against Wildfires #Oklahoma
15-Jun-22	European Commission Firefighting Fleet for 2022 Season #firefighting
16-May-22	FAA Aprovals for Helitak Black Hawk Fire Tank #firefighting
18-Apr-22	Kestrel Bell 212/412 in the Australian Firefighting Season #firefighting
23-Mar-22	DART Firefighting System for Kawasaki Bk117D3 #firefighting
23-Mar-22	Firefighting System for Santa Barbara County Black Hawk #SantaBarbara
15-Mar-22	Water Cannon for Erickson S-64 Air Crane Heli-Expo 2022
15-Mar-22	Sikorsky, United Rotorcraft Ready for Firehawk Demand Heli-Expo 2022
10-Mar-22	Florida National Guard Fighting Wildfires #firefighting
28-Feb-22	Firefighting Mission for the S-92 Helicopter #firefighting
23-Jan-22	More Options for Black Hawk Firefighters #firefighting
08-Jan-22	HeliQwest Black Hawk Firefighter in Australia #firefighting
22-Dec-21	First Mi-8MTV-1 Firefighter for Avialesokhrana #ForestFires
19-Dec-21	Helicopters on Alert for Forest Fires in Chile #Chile
02-Dec-21	New Helicopter for National Parks and Wildlife Service #NSW
20-Nov-21	Catalonia Firefighters New Bell 429 Helicopter #Pyrinees
18-Nov-21	Bell 412 Firefighting in Europe European Rotors 2021
17-Nov-21	First Flight of Upgraded Ka-32A11M Firefighter #firefighting
02-Nov-21	FAA Approved DART SkyCannon for Black Hawk #firefighting
14-Oct-21	Dart Aerospace Fire Attack® for Firehawk #firefighting
26-Sep-21	Aerial Firefighting Training by HM-12 #firefighting
14-Sep-21	United Rotorcraft Partnership with PZL Mielec #firefighting
26-Aug-21	S-70i Black Hawk for United Rotorcraft #firefighting
22-Aug-21	Wisconsin Guards to California and Washington #firefighting
19-Aug-21	S-70i Firehawk for Colorado #firehawk
18-Aug-21	Columbia Model 234 Chinook Firefighters in Turkey #chinook
16-Jun-21	Pennsylvania Guards Water Bucket Training #firefighting
07-Jun-21	Delivery of Two Firehawk to Ventura County #Firehawk
21-May-21	Edison Leasing Firefighting Helicopters #firefighting
16-May-21	NY Forest Rangers Training with Guard Black Hawk #firefighting
06-May-21	Columbia and Aurora to Enhance Aerial Firefighting #firefighting
05-May-21	H215 Super Puma Firefighters in Chile #firefighting
19-Apr-21	Firecat Super Puma in USA #firefighting
05-Apr-21	Erickson Firefighting in Greece #Greece
30-Mar-21	Erickson S-64 and Bell 214 for Firefighting #firefighting
24-Mar-21	Columbia Multi-Mission Helicopter Program #Chinook
23-Mar-21	Night Approval for Canadian AS365 Firefighter #firefighting
19-Mar-21	California Guard Crews Honored by HAI #firefighting
18-Jan-21	Kestrel Aviation Against Australia’s Bushfires #firefighting
25-Nov-20	New Forest Service Base at Payson Ranger District #firefighting
14-Nov-20	SkyLife in the California Wildfires #wildfires
30-Oct-20	Firefighting Testing of Mi-8AMT in Indonesia #firefighting
29-Oct-20	Kestrel Ready for Australia’s Fire Season #firefighting
14-Oct-20	Miami-Dade Firefighters First AW139 #firefighting
10-Oct-20	Santa Barbara County New Firehawk #firefighting
09-Oct-20	Chinook Firefighter for SCE and Orange County #firefighting
24-Sep-20	GHS Forest Fire Training in the Alps #firefighting
22-Sep-20	Baden-Wuerttemberg Police Now in Firefighting #firefighting
02-Sep-20	RAF Trainer Griffin Now is Firefighter in Canada #firefighting
30-Aug-20	Idaho National Guard Against California Wildfires #firefighters
24-Aug-20	AFDAU-T1 Tracker for Aerial Firefighters #firefighting
11-Aug-20	New Helicopter Express 407HP Firefighter #firefighting
30-Jul-20	Volga-Dnepr Delivers Two Mi-8 for Malaysian Firefighters #VolgaDnepr
13-Jul-20	Fire Aboard USS Bonhomme Richard #shipfire
10-Jun-20	Helinet Adds Black Hawk for California Firefighting #firefighting
20-May-20	US Forest Service Contract for K-MAX #wildfires
14-May-20	NY Guard Chinook in Water Bucket Training #firefighting
27-Feb-20	Aerial Firefighting AFF North America 2020 #firefighting
28-Jan-20	Goodrich Rescue Hoist for Firehawk Heli-Expo 2020
24-Jan-20	AEM Loudspeaker System for S-70i Firehawk #Loudspeaker
22-Jan-20	High-Altitude High-Precision Aerial Firefighting #firefighting
11-Jan-20	More Erickson S-64 Air Crane Ordered #firefighting
10-Jan-20	Operation Bushfire Assist 2019-2020 #bushfires
08-Jan-20	Kiwi NH90 Deployed Against Australia Bushfires #Bushfires
08-Jan-20	Singapore Chinooks Joins Australia Bushfires Fight #AustraliaBushfires
10-Dec-19	Three New Firehawk Helicopters for California #firefighting
09-Dec-19	Helitak FireCat for Austrian Super Puma #firefighting
02-Dec-19	10,000 Flight Hours for Australian EC135 Trainers #FlightHours
02-Dec-19	Four AW139 for Miami-Dade Firefighters #MiamiDade
26-Nov-19	Erickson Delivered K7 to Korean Forest Service #firefighting
11-Nov-19	NPAS Fire and First Aid Training #firefighting
10-Nov-19	LA County Firehawk to be Honored at Heli-Expo 2020 Heli-Expo 2020
04-Nov-19	Bambi Max and Sling Dragon Firefighting Demo #firefighting
04-Nov-19	ADS-B for LA County Firefighting Helicopters #ADSB
30-Oct-19	Internal Fire Attack System for Black Hawk #BlackHawk
16-Oct-19	Russia Offers Upgrade Ka-32A11M to South Korea #Ka32A11M
08-Oct-19	SEI Industries Finalist for BC Export Awards #exporting
03-Oct-19	DART Aerospace Acquires Simplex Aerospace #firefighting
01-Oct-19	Firefighting in Australia with the Bell 412 #Bell412
25-Sep-19	DART Rappel Kit Approved for US Forest Service ELAM #firefighting
11-Sep-19	Airbus Foundation Against Amazon Fires #AmazonFires
07-Sep-19	900-Gallon Tank for Commercial Black Hawk Firefighter #BlackHawk
26-Jul-19	Three Firefighters Ka-32 Delivered to Turkey’ Kaan Air #firefighting
23-Jul-19	UCSD WIFIRE Monitoring on Coulson Firewatch S-76 #WIFIRE
29-Jun-19	Bambi Max Firefighting System Demo in Chile #BambiBucket
07-Jun-19	Firefighting at the Bristol Royal Infirmary #firefighting
24-Apr-19	Navy Firefighting in Southern Guam #firefighting
18-Apr-19	Italian Firefighters Received New AW139 #firefighting
10-Apr-19	LAFD Plan to Adopt Drones DJI to Save Lives #drones
07-Apr-19	Mi-171 with VK-2500-03 Engine Certified in China #VK2500
26-Mar-19	Firefighter AW189 at LIMA 2019 LIMA 2019
21-Mar-19	Sikorsky Recognizes LACoFD for Battling Woolsey Fire #WoolseyFire
07-Mar-19	S-70M Gets FAA Certification for Civilian Use Heli-Expo 2019
06-Mar-19	240 and 260 USG Firefighting Buckets Heli-Expo 2019
04-Mar-19	Coulson and Unical in Firefighting Joint Venture Heli-Expo 2019
26-Feb-19	Hydrants for Helicopters RASS #firefighting
25-Jan-19	ADS-B Out Mandate for Aerial Firefighting #firefighting
08-Jan-19	Night Firebombing for the First Time in Australia #firefighting
16-Dec-18	Los Angeles Fire Department Orders Fifth AW139 #LosAngeles
04-Dec-18	Malaysia Firefighters AW189 Enter Service #Firefighers
16-Nov-18	Firefighter Helicopters in the California’ Woolsey Fire #WoolseyFire
25-Aug-18	Air Methods to Customize Ventura County Firehawks #firefighting
01-Aug-18	Schriever Air Force Base Firefighters #firefighting
28-Jun-18	Guardian Tested New DART Firefighting Bucket #firefighting
06-Jun-18	STC for Kawak New Chinook Water Tank #firefighting
25-Apr-18	Water Tanks for Billings Flying Service Chinooks #firefighting
06-Apr-18	Royal Sussex County Hospital Fire Suppression System
06-Apr-18	Boise Firefighters Training with the National Guard
04-Apr-18	Black Hawk Firefighter Tour in Latin America FIDAE 2018
15-Mar-18	Simplex Internal Fire Attack System for Black Hawk
05-Mar-18	California Wild Fires 2017
01-Mar-18	DART Firefighting Bucket Heli-Expo 2018
26-Feb-18	Sikorsky Recognized Los Angeles County Fire Dept Heli-Expo 2018
22-Feb-18	Aerial Firefighting North America Conference 2018
25-Jan-18	U.S. Aerial Firefighters 2017 Balance
22-Dec-17	KAI Tested KUH-1 Surion Firefighter Variant
18-Dec-17	Erickson 20th Fire Season in Australia
06-Dec-17	Firefighter Chinook Tracking System
22-Nov-17	Two Additional H225 for South Korea Firefighters
16-Oct-17	Travis County Acquires 3 AW169 with Simplex Tanks
11-May-17	Simplex SkyCannon for Chinese AC313
08-May-17	Completed Inspections for Korean Firefighters H225
28-Apr-17	Wildland Firefighting Exercise 2017 Coming Up
27-Mar-17	VNH Mi-172 to Indonesia for Firefighting Service
12-Mar-17	Erickson to Build S-64E for Korea Forest Service
27-Dec-16	US Army Europe Firefighters
22-Dec-16	Kumamoto Firefighters Orders AS365N3+
16-Nov-16	Honeywell Engine Redefines Firefighting Helicopters
17-Aug-16	Kawak New Fire Bucket Pump Models
08-Aug-16	Erickson and Kestrel Extension in Australia
07-Jun-16	First Deployment for Firefighter CH-47D Chinook
26-Apr-16	JTF-Bravo Trains Central American Firefighters
22-Apr-16	JTF-Bravo Support Panama in Fighting Wildfire
21-Apr-16	New Thermal Imaging Solutions for Firefighters
17-Apr-16	Nevada National Guard Train with California Firefighters
01-Apr-16	Fire Attack System for the CH-47D Chinook
02-Mar-16	LACoFD Receives Sikorsky Rescue Award Heli-Expo 2016
12-Feb-16	Marines Osprey Tilt-Rotor Can Support Cal Fire
14-Jan-16	Volo Mission Hosting Helicopter Firefighting Seminar
23-Nov-15	Simplex High Rise Firefighting System for the H225
23-Nov-15	Firefighting Ka-32A11BC for China
23-Nov-15	Two K-MAX for Firefighting in China
24-Aug-15	Erickson Secures Turkish Firefighting Contract
21-Aug-15	PJ Helicopters Utility Hawk
28-Jul-15	Mi-26, Mi-8, and Ka-32 Helps in Firefighting
17-Jun-15	Russian helicopters Ka-32 in Europe Firefighting Paris Air Show 2015
14-Apr-15	South Carolina National Guard Firefighting Training
03-Mar-15	INAER Bell 212 for Ministry of the Environment Firefighting Heli-Expo 2015
10-Dec-14	Japan Iwate Prefecture Orders AW139 for Firefighting
18-Nov-14	Unmanned K-MAX Demonstrate Firefighting Capability
23-Jul-14	INAER flying firecrews combat Spain wildfire season
15-Nov-13	Beijing Firefighters Received AW139 Helicopter #firefighting
21-Feb-13	The Global Helicopter Firefighting Initiative
05-Feb-13	INAER Chile reinforces firefighting fleet
19-Jun-12	US Forest Service adds 4 heavy helicopters
22-Feb-10	Eurocopter Presents New EC225 Fire-Fighting System