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Coulson Returns S-61 NVG Helitanker to BC for 2026 Wildfire Season

Jun 25, 2026 · Coulson Aviation Canada has deployed an S-61 Type 1 NVG Helitanker under a 101-day contract with the BC Wildfire Service, supporting nighttime wildfire suppression during the 2026 season.
McDermott Deploys Helicopter Fleet to Greece for 2026 Wildfire Season

May 11, 2026 · McDermott Aviation has deployed a 15-helicopter aerial firefighting fleet to Greece for the 2026 wildfire season, marking its seventh consecutive year supporting Hellenic fire operations with Bell 214 aircraft across 11 bases nationwide.
DART Fire Attack System Model 304 for Bell Helicopters

Apr 29, 2026 · DART Aerospace secures TCCA STC for upgraded Fire Attack System Model 304, improving safety, efficiency, and night firefighting capability on Bell 205/212/412 helicopters.
Tabula and Helitak Integrate Aerial Firefighting Data

Apr 23, 2026 · Tabula and Helitak Fire Fighting Equipment partner to connect aerial drop execution with real-time fireground intelligence in aerial firefighting missions.
Airbus Links Aircraft, Drones and Ground Crews for Firefighting

Mar 26, 2026 · Airbus demonstrated a first-of-its-kind firefighting system linking aircraft, helicopters, drones and ground crews to enable more accurate water drops and faster response times.
Arizona Guard Black Hawks in Bambi Bucket Qualifications

Mar 19, 2026 · Arizona Army National Guard’s 2-285th Assault Helicopter Battalion Black Hawks completed Bambi Bucket firefighting training and qualification with the Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM).

Feb 1, 2026 · Trakka Systems Fire Detection and Mapping Solutions
Jan 19, 2026 · Río Negro Province Leases S-61 Firefighting Helicopter
Dec 27, 2025 · Helicopters Arrive in Chile for the 2026 Fire Season
Dec 7, 2025 · More Certifications for Recoil’s Tsunami Firefighting Tank on the Black Hawk
Dec 6, 2025 · Another Intense Firefighting Season for Avincis
Nov 18, 2025 · Firehawk to Join Europe’s Fight Against Wildfires
Nov 6, 2025 · Recoil Tsunami Certified in Europe for the Super Puma
Oct 29, 2025 · Los Angeles County Firefighters Add Two More Firehawks
Oct 29, 2025 · McDermott Bell 214s Return from Greece After Firefighting Season
Oct 27, 2025 · First Airbus H160 Firefighter Delivered to Hiroshima City
Sep 3, 2025 · CAL FIRE and Sikorsky Unveil Plan to Innovate Aerial Firefighting
Aug 6, 2025 · Colombian Black Hawk to Firehawk Conversion
Jul 31, 2025 · CAL FIRE Completed its S-70i Firehawk Helicopter Fleet
Jul 18, 2025 · Japan’s Nagoya Firefighters Orders Airbus H160
Jun 19, 2025 · First Night Vision Aerial Firefighting Operations in BC
May 22, 2025 · Two Firehawk Helicopters for Kern County in California
May 22, 2025 · Avincis Firefighting Contracts in Spain for Additional 14 Aircraft
May 19, 2025 · McDermott Deploys 15 Aircraft for Firefighting in Greece
May 13, 2025 · XP Services New Distributor for Recoil Aerial Firefighting Tanks
May 1, 2025 · Autonomous Black Hawk Firefighter Demonstration in California
Apr 30, 2025 · Eight Airbus H215 Firefighter Helicopters for Greece
Apr 30, 2025 · CATIS Next-Generation Platform for CAL FIRE Wildfire Response
Apr 13, 2025 · Flight Test of Recoil’s Internal Firefighting Tank for Black Hawk
Apr 10, 2025 · Avincis Concludes Record-Breaking Firefighting Season in Chile
Apr 1, 2025 · Four Columbia Chinooks to Turkey for Fire Season
Mar 29, 2025 · Kestrel and Bell: 40 Years Supporting Australian Firefighting
Mar 27, 2025 · BOOST Systems Named Representative for Cloudburst Fire Bucket
Mar 12, 2025 · Recoil Aerial Fire Suppression System Tank Approved for Black Hawk
Feb 21, 2025 · Super Puma Firefighter Deployed from Chile to Argentine Patagonia
Jan 30, 2025 · Vita Rescue Systems for CAL FIRE’s Firehawk Fleet
Jan 21, 2025 · BFS Urges Certification of Ex-Dutch Chinooks for Firefighting
Jan 6, 2025 · Aircranes and Super Pumas Assist Firefighters in Chile
Dec 23, 2024 · Recoil Tsunami Aerial Firefighting Tank System Certified in Australia
Nov 20, 2024 · Ecocopter+Helisul Deploy H125s for Chilean Forest Fire Season
Nov 19, 2024 · Recoil T650-E Tank on Korean Super Puma Firefighter
Nov 11, 2024 · Rain Autonomous Black Hawk Firefighter Demonstration
Oct 8, 2024 · Ecocopter+Helisul H145 Fighting Forest Fires in Bolivia
Aug 23, 2024 · Omni and IBAMA to Fight Forest Fires in Brazil
Aug 6, 2024 · FAA Certification for Helitak FT5000 Fire Tank on S-92 Helicopter
Aug 2, 2024 · San Diego Firefighters Adds Bell 412EPX Helicopter
Jul 2, 2024 · BFS Firefighter Chinook Helicopter for Montana
May 26, 2024 · Greece Orders Three AW139 for Emergency Response
Apr 22, 2024 · New Kawasaki Bk117D3 for Shizuoka Firefighters
Apr 15, 2024 · FAA STC for Recoil T-1000E on Super Puma Helicopter
Mar 23, 2024 · National Guard Black Hawks in West Virginia Wildfires
Mar 22, 2024 · Contour Helicopters Adds VoxVision AI for Firefighting
Mar 7, 2024 · Coulson and Kawak Partners for Improved Firefighter Black Hawk
Mar 5, 2024 · Australian Helitak New Facility in Camarillo, California
Mar 1, 2024 · Autonomous Black Hawk for Rapid Response to Wildfires
Feb 28, 2024 · Recoil T1000-E Wildfire Suppression System at Heli-Expo 2024
Feb 27, 2024 · Columbia Unveils New Era for Commercial Chinook
Feb 14, 2024 · South Carolina Guards Loaned Buckets to Colombia
Jan 3, 2024 · Firefighting Helicopters Arriving in Chile
Oct 27, 2023 · CAE Chinook and Black Hawk Simulators for Coulson
Oct 17, 2023 · Firefighting System for Super Puma
Oct 14, 2023 · Rain and Uncrewed Black Hawk in Aerial Wildland Firefighting
Aug 18, 2023 · Canadian Helicopters Against Wildfires
Jul 28, 2023 · Washington Guards Prepares for Fire Season
Jul 14, 2023 · Coulson Chinooks Against California Wildfires
Jun 30, 2023 · Los Angeles Fire Department Adds Bell 505
Jun 28, 2023 · FAA STC Amendment for H145D2/D3 Firefighter
Jun 7, 2023 · EU Doubles rescEU for Firefighting Season 2023
May 30, 2023 · Fire Attack Model 311 GII Approved for H145D2/D3
May 16, 2023 · Erickson S-64F FAA Certified for NVG Operations
May 3, 2023 · California Guard and Firefighters Annual Training
Apr 25, 2023 · Alpine Completed Bell 412 for NSW Rural Firefighters
Apr 20, 2023 · Firefighter Helicopter for Douglas County, Colorado
Apr 12, 2023 · Remotely Controlled Firefighter Black Hawk Helicopter
Mar 8, 2023 · Coulson RADS-L for Columbia Model 234
Jan 9, 2023 · Argentina Leased Coulson Chinook Firefighter Helicopter
Jan 9, 2023 · Babcock Super Puma Firefighters in Chile
Dec 6, 2022 · Erickson Delivers 8th S-64 to Korea Forest Service
Nov 21, 2022 · West Virginia Guard Firefighting in Fayette County
Nov 18, 2022 · NSW Rural Fire Service Helicopter at Coffs Harbour
Nov 13, 2022 · Bell 412EPi Battling Montenegro Wildfires
Sep 27, 2022 · US Forest Service Firefighting Contract Partners
Sep 6, 2022 · Firefighter Sling Dragon Aerial Dispenser in Brazil
Sep 2, 2022 · Portugal Acquired Refurbished Black Hawk for Firefighting
Sep 1, 2022 · Chinook Firefighter Equipment from Helitak
Aug 4, 2022 · Oklahoma Guards Against Wildfires
Jun 15, 2022 · European Commission Firefighting Fleet for 2022 Season
May 16, 2022 · FAA Aprovals for Helitak Black Hawk Fire Tank
Apr 18, 2022 · Kestrel Bell 212/412 in the Australian Firefighting Season
Mar 23, 2022 · DART Firefighting System for Kawasaki Bk117D3
Mar 23, 2022 · Firefighting System for Santa Barbara County Black Hawk
Mar 15, 2022 · Sikorsky, United Rotorcraft Ready for Firehawk Demand
Mar 15, 2022 · Water Cannon for Erickson S-64 Air Crane
Mar 10, 2022 · Florida National Guard Fighting Wildfires
Feb 28, 2022 · Firefighting Mission for the S-92 Helicopter
Jan 23, 2022 · More Options for Black Hawk Firefighters
Jan 8, 2022 · HeliQwest Black Hawk Firefighter in Australia
Dec 22, 2021 · First Mi-8MTV-1 Firefighter for Avialesokhrana
Dec 19, 2021 · Helicopters on Alert for Forest Fires in Chile
Dec 2, 2021 · New Helicopter for National Parks and Wildlife Service
Nov 20, 2021 · Catalonia Firefighters New Bell 429 Helicopter
Nov 18, 2021 · Bell 412 Firefighting in Europe
Nov 17, 2021 · First Flight of Upgraded Ka-32A11M Firefighter
Nov 2, 2021 · FAA Approved DART SkyCannon for Black Hawk
Oct 14, 2021 · Dart Aerospace Fire Attack® for Firehawk
Sep 26, 2021 · Aerial Firefighting Training by HM-12
Sep 14, 2021 · United Rotorcraft Partnership with PZL Mielec
Aug 26, 2021 · S-70i Black Hawk for United Rotorcraft
Aug 22, 2021 · Wisconsin Guards to California and Washington
Aug 19, 2021 · S-70i Firehawk for Colorado
Aug 18, 2021 · Columbia Model 234 Chinook Firefighters in Turkey
Jun 16, 2021 · Pennsylvania Guards Water Bucket Training
Jun 7, 2021 · Delivery of Two Firehawk to Ventura County
May 21, 2021 · Edison Leasing Firefighting Helicopters
May 16, 2021 · NY Forest Rangers Training with Guard Black Hawk
May 6, 2021 · Columbia and Aurora to Enhance Aerial Firefighting
May 5, 2021 · H215 Super Puma Firefighters in Chile
Apr 19, 2021 · Firecat Super Puma in USA
Apr 5, 2021 · Erickson Firefighting in Greece
Mar 30, 2021 · Erickson S-64 and Bell 214 for Firefighting
Mar 24, 2021 · Columbia Multi-Mission Helicopter Program
Mar 23, 2021 · Night Approval for Canadian AS365 Firefighter
Mar 19, 2021 · California Guard Crews Honored by HAI
Jan 18, 2021 · Kestrel Aviation Against Australia’s Bushfires

Nov 25, 2020 · New Forest Service Base at Payson Ranger District
Nov 14, 2020 · SkyLife in the California Wildfires
Oct 30, 2020 · Firefighting Testing of Mi-8AMT in Indonesia
Oct 29, 2020 · Kestrel Ready for Australia’s Fire Season
Oct 14, 2020 · Miami-Dade Firefighters First AW139
Oct 10, 2020 · Santa Barbara County New Firehawk
Oct 9, 2020 · Chinook Firefighter for SCE and Orange County
Sep 24, 2020 · GHS Forest Fire Training in the Alps
Sep 22, 2020 · Baden-Wuerttemberg Police Now in Firefighting
Sep 2, 2020 · RAF Trainer Griffin Now is Firefighter in Canada
Aug 30, 2020 · Idaho National Guard Against California Wildfires
Aug 24, 2020 · AFDAU-T1 Tracker for Aerial Firefighters
Aug 11, 2020 · New Helicopter Express 407HP Firefighter
Jul 30, 2020 · Volga-Dnepr Delivers Two Mi-8 for Malaysian Firefighters
Jul 13, 2020 · Fire Aboard USS Bonhomme Richard
Jun 10, 2020 · Helinet Adds Black Hawk for California Firefighting
May 20, 2020 · US Forest Service Contract for K-MAX
May 14, 2020 · NY Guard Chinook in Water Bucket Training
Feb 27, 2020 · Aerial Firefighting AFF North America 2020
Jan 28, 2020 · Goodrich Rescue Hoist for Firehawk
Jan 24, 2020 · AEM Loudspeaker System for S-70i Firehawk
Jan 22, 2020 · High-Altitude High-Precision Aerial Firefighting
Jan 11, 2020 · More Erickson S-64 Air Crane Ordered
Jan 10, 2020 · Operation Bushfire Assist 2019-2020
Jan 8, 2020 · Singapore Chinooks Joins Australia Bushfires Fight
Jan 8, 2020 · Kiwi NH90 Deployed Against Australia Bushfires
Dec 10, 2019 · Three New Firehawk Helicopters for California
Dec 9, 2019 · Helitak FireCat for Austrian Super Puma
Dec 2, 2019 · Four AW139 for Miami-Dade Firefighters
Dec 2, 2019 · 10,000 Flight Hours for Australian EC135 Trainers
Nov 26, 2019 · Erickson Delivered K7 to Korean Forest Service
Nov 11, 2019 · NPAS Fire and First Aid Training
Nov 10, 2019 · LA County Firehawk to be Honored at Heli-Expo 2020
Nov 4, 2019 · ADS-B for LA County Firefighting Helicopters
Nov 4, 2019 · Bambi Max and Sling Dragon Firefighting Demo
Oct 30, 2019 · Internal Fire Attack System for Black Hawk
Oct 16, 2019 · Russia Offers Upgrade Ka-32A11M to South Korea
Oct 8, 2019 · SEI Industries Finalist for BC Export Awards
Oct 3, 2019 · DART Aerospace Acquires Simplex Aerospace
Oct 1, 2019 · Firefighting in Australia with the Bell 412
Sep 25, 2019 · DART Rappel Kit Approved for US Forest Service ELAM
Sep 11, 2019 · Airbus Foundation Against Amazon Fires
Sep 7, 2019 · 900-Gallon Tank for Commercial Black Hawk Firefighter
Jul 26, 2019 · Three Firefighters Ka-32 Delivered to Turkey’ Kaan Air
Jul 23, 2019 · UCSD WIFIRE Monitoring on Coulson Firewatch S-76
Jun 29, 2019 · Bambi Max Firefighting System Demo in Chile
Jun 7, 2019 · Firefighting at the Bristol Royal Infirmary
Apr 24, 2019 · Navy Firefighting in Southern Guam
Apr 18, 2019 · Italian Firefighters Received New AW139
Apr 10, 2019 · LAFD Plan to Adopt Drones DJI to Save Lives
Apr 7, 2019 · Mi-171 with VK-2500-03 Engine Certified in China
Mar 26, 2019 · Firefighter AW189 at LIMA 2019
Mar 21, 2019 · Sikorsky Recognizes LACoFD for Battling Woolsey Fire
Mar 7, 2019 · S-70M Gets FAA Certification for Civilian Use
Mar 6, 2019 · 240 and 260 USG Firefighting Buckets
Mar 4, 2019 · Coulson and Unical in Firefighting Joint Venture
Feb 26, 2019 · Hydrants for Helicopters RASS
Jan 25, 2019 · ADS-B Out Mandate for Aerial Firefighting
Jan 8, 2019 · Night Firebombing for the First Time in Australia
Dec 16, 2018 · Los Angeles Fire Department Orders Fifth AW139
Dec 4, 2018 · Malaysia Firefighters AW189 Enter Service
Nov 16, 2018 · Firefighter Helicopters in the California’ Woolsey Fire
Aug 25, 2018 · Air Methods to Customize Ventura County Firehawks
Aug 1, 2018 · Schriever Air Force Base Firefighters
Jun 28, 2018 · Guardian Tested New DART Firefighting Bucket
Jun 22, 2018 · Army Black Hawks for the NSW Rural Fire Service
Jun 6, 2018 · STC for Kawak New Chinook Water Tank
Apr 25, 2018 · Water Tanks for Billings Flying Service Chinooks
Apr 6, 2018 · Boise Firefighters Training with the National Guard
Apr 6, 2018 · Royal Sussex County Hospital Fire Suppression System
Apr 4, 2018 · Black Hawk Firefighter Tour in Latin America
Mar 15, 2018 · Simplex Internal Fire Attack System for Black Hawk
Mar 5, 2018 · California Wild Fires 2017
Mar 1, 2018 · DART Firefighting Bucket
Feb 26, 2018 · Sikorsky Recognized Los Angeles County Fire Dept
Feb 22, 2018 · Aerial Firefighting North America Conference 2018
Jan 25, 2018 · U.S. Aerial Firefighters 2017 Balance
Dec 22, 2017 · KAI Tested KUH-1 Surion Firefighter Variant
Dec 18, 2017 · Erickson 20th Fire Season in Australia
Dec 6, 2017 · Firefighter Chinook Tracking System
Nov 22, 2017 · Two Additional H225 for South Korea Firefighters
Oct 16, 2017 · Travis County Acquires 3 AW169 with Simplex Tanks
May 11, 2017 · Simplex SkyCannon for Chinese AC313
May 8, 2017 · Completed Inspections for Korean Firefighters H225
Apr 28, 2017 · Wildland Firefighting Exercise 2017 Coming Up
Mar 27, 2017 · VNH Mi-172 to Indonesia for Firefighting Service
Mar 12, 2017 · Erickson to Build S-64E for Korea Forest Service
Dec 27, 2016 · US Army Europe Firefighters
Dec 22, 2016 · Kumamoto Firefighters Orders AS365N3+
Nov 16, 2016 · Honeywell Engine Redefines Firefighting Helicopters
Aug 17, 2016 · Kawak New Fire Bucket Pump Models
Aug 8, 2016 · Erickson and Kestrel Extension in Australia
Jun 7, 2016 · First Deployment for Firefighter CH-47D Chinook
Apr 26, 2016 · JTF-Bravo Trains Central American Firefighters
Apr 22, 2016 · JTF-Bravo Support Panama in Fighting Wildfire
Apr 21, 2016 · New Thermal Imaging Solutions for Firefighters
Apr 17, 2016 · Nevada National Guard Train with California Firefighters
Apr 1, 2016 · Fire Attack System for the CH-47D Chinook
Mar 2, 2016 · LACoFD Receives Sikorsky Rescue Award
Feb 12, 2016 · Marines Osprey Tilt-Rotor Can Support Cal Fire
Jan 14, 2016 · Volo Mission Hosting Helicopter Firefighting Seminar
Nov 23, 2015 · Firefighting Ka-32A11BC for China
Nov 23, 2015 · Two K-MAX for Firefighting in China
Nov 23, 2015 · Simplex High Rise Firefighting System for the H225
Aug 24, 2015 · Erickson Secures Turkish Firefighting Contract
Aug 21, 2015 · PJ Helicopters Utility Hawk
Jul 28, 2015 · Mi-26, Mi-8, and Ka-32 Helps in Firefighting
Jun 17, 2015 · Russian helicopters Ka-32 in Europe Firefighting
Apr 14, 2015 · South Carolina National Guard Firefighting Training
Mar 3, 2015 · INAER Bell 212 for Ministry of the Environment Firefighting
Dec 10, 2014 · Japan Iwate Prefecture Orders AW139 for Firefighting
Nov 18, 2014 · Unmanned K-MAX Demonstrate Firefighting Capability
Jul 23, 2014 · INAER flying firecrews combat Spain wildfire season
Nov 15, 2013 · Beijing Firefighters Received AW139 Helicopter
Feb 21, 2013 · The Global Helicopter Firefighting Initiative
Feb 5, 2013 · INAER Chile reinforces firefighting fleet
Jun 19, 2012 · US Forest Service adds 4 heavy helicopters
Feb 22, 2010 · Eurocopter Presents New EC225 Fire-Fighting System