23-Jun-23 - California’s Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) firefighter Black Hawk, operated by PJ Helicopters, will support the Marin County Fire Department in fighting wildfires #firefighting
12-Apr-23 - California-based Rain Industries remotely commands a Sikorsky UH-60 Fire Hawk helicopter via satellite link from a central command center #firefighting
16-May-22 - Australian Helitak Fire Fighting Equipment has received further U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) of the FT4500 fire tank for Black Hawk helicopter models including UH-60A, EH-60A, HH-60A, S-70, S-70C, S-70A and S-70M #firefighting
23-Mar-22 - United Rotorcraft (Air Methods), delivered an aerial fire system for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department HH-60L Black Hawk helicopter #SantaBarbara
14-Oct-21 - Canadian DART Aerospace in new partnership with United Rotorcraft, the exclusive completion center for the Firehawk firefighter helicopter, for the development and certification of lightweight Fire Attack® systems #firefighting
01-Oct-21 - Cal Fire, California firefighters, received an additional S-70i Firehawk helicopter with Axnes PNG Wireless Intercommunication System (WICS) #Firehawk
14-Sep-21 - United Rotorcraft, the maintenance and completion division of Air Methods, expands partnership with Polish PZL Mielec, part of Lockheed-Martin and manufacturer of the Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk #firefighting
26-Aug-21 - United Rotorcraft, the maintenance and completion division of Air Methods, ordered 5 new polish-built S-70i Black Hawks in order to quickly deliver these helicopters for aerial firefighting in support of public agencies as needed #firefighting
19-Aug-21 - Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) will receive a Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk for firefighting. Customized by United Rotorcraft (Air Methods) will be delivered in 2022 #firehawk
07-Jun-21 - United Rotorcraft, part of Air Methods, delivered to California Ventura County 2 ex-army HH-60L Black Hawk helicopters customized in Firehawk configuration with 1,000-gallon water tank #Firehawk
22-May-21 - Ventura County Aviation Unit recently received 2 Sikorsky UH-60L Firehawk customized by United Rotorcraft (Air Methods). Both helicopters are equipped with Axnes Polycon Next Generation (PNG) wireless intercom systems (ICS) #VenturaCounty
19-Mar-21 - Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) granted Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for NVIS (Night Vision Imaging System) use on UH-60 Black Hawk commercial helicopter (ex US Army) #NightVision
10-Oct-20 - California’ Santa Barbara County received a new helicopter for firefighting. Copter 964 is a former 2004-built US Army Black Hawk upgraded to Firehawk configuration with new avionics and rescue hoist. #firefighting
28-Jan-20 - The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBCFD) all selected the Collins Aerospace Goodrich 44318 hoist for their Sikorsky S-70 Fire Hawk / Black Hawk helicopters #winching