Forest fires are part of the natural cycle, but when fires threaten life and property on a grand scale, human intervention is ...

There are currently 2,420 personnel on scene, including 378 engines, 20 Water Tenders, 34 Hand Crews, 17 Dozers and 14 helicopters. VCFD is in unified command with CAL FIRE Incident Management ...

SACRAMENTO – Helicopters high in the sky can't hide ... Helicopter Program Manager and Chief Pilot, Benjamin Berman. Cal Fire's fleet is "tried and tested" in hot conditions, but it's the ...

Identify new markets, enhance fleet knowledge, improve strategic planning and mitigate risk with the most reliable data on Western-built aircraft, turbine-powered rotorcraft whose original or ...

The hiker did have a climbing partner. A CAL FIRE helicopter was requested to assist but the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office helicopter Echo 1 was able to arrive sooner and begin rescue ...

She was one of 500 residents evacuated as more than 200 firefighters from the Oakland Fire Department, CalFire and around the region battled the blaze through the night, reaching 50% containment ...

Starting in 2025, the Honolulu Fire Department will fly a new twin-engine helicopter to incidents ranging from searches and ...

Mark Burnand, Chief Test Pilot at Leonardo Helicopters UK, talks through the advanced avionics on board the latest generation battlefield utility AW149 helicopter. The Chinook has served in every RAF ...

The Honolulu Fire Department has expanded its fleet with the addition of a new twin-engine Bell 429 helicopter to enhance its ...

Given these capabilities, it is arguably an ideal replacement for Iraq’s current fleet of Russian-built Mi-17 utility helicopters. Iraq decided it needed to replace these Mi-17s after Russia ...

Meanwhile, the Helicopter forecast sees the broader, worldwide turbine-powered fleets growing at a 1.4% CAGR reaching 24,265 units in 2034. The jet fleet segment is expected to see the strongest ...