Sheehy’s firefighting company’s annual report shows business faces financial challenges

Bridger Aerospace’s CEO discussed the annual report for his aerial firefighting and surveillance company, which he founded in 2014, where it was disclosed that he faces concerns about how climate change is affecting the world and his business, and that the business faces challenges this year in paying its debt obligations and staying solvent.

Sheehy’s firefighting company’s annual report shows business faces financial challenges

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Verizon readies for 2024 wildfire season

As Wildfire Awareness Month approaches in May, Verizon is employing advanced technology and preparation strategies to prepare for yet another wildfire season with a fleet of over 550 mobile assets, including drone and aerial technologies.

Verizon readies for 2024 wildfire season

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Wildfire Map Shows 10 States at Risk As Urgent Warnings Issued

National Weather Service officials warned that Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, and Maine are all at an increased risk of wildfires developing due to weather-related factors.

Wildfire Map Shows 10 States at Risk As Urgent Warnings Issued

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What it takes to become a firefighter in the sky

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Jeff Berry, Vice President of Business Development with Conair, provided a behind-the-scenes look at the Abbotsford, British Columbia-based aerial firefighting giant, which is stepping up efforts to train aircrew for their 70+ aircraft with a combination of real and simulator-based drops as wildfire season takes off in parts of Canada.

What it takes to become a firefighter in the sky

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A Call To Action, Update, Rev. 17.6

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Michael Rains, a former Deputy Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, sent along Revision 17.6 of his Call to Action and a one-page Summary with the following comments: "The 2024 wildland fire season is well underway: 10,199 fires have already burned 1,774,404 acres as of April 19, 2024."

A Call To Action, Update, Rev. 17.6

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Rep. John Curtis questions U.S. Forest Service chief about wildfire management

The House Committee on Natural Resources, a Subcommittee of Federal Lands, grilled the deputy chief of the U.S. Forest Service at a hearing Wednesday morning in Washington, DC on how to better manage wildfires in the U.S.

Rep. John Curtis questions U.S. Forest Service chief about wildfire management

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Inside look from an airtanker and how it responds to Arizona wildfires

Western Pilot Service, based in Buckeye, provided a cockpit-eye view of what it's like to fly in a Single-Engine Air-Tanker, something which the Grand Canyon State's largest air-tanker company has been doing for over 30 years.

Inside look from an airtanker and how it responds to Arizona wildfires

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