MP applaud firefighting efforts – Vernon Morning Star

Vernon Morning Star MP applaud firefighting effortsVernon Morning StarThe street was covered in fire retardant from the firefighting aerial attack Saturday night. People had to leave so quickly, there was no time to prepare. Door were left behind unlocked. Garage doors were left open. Early Sunday afternoon, many of the …Fire 80% containedPentiction Western News8 […]

Giant firefighting airtanker grounded by red tape – CBS News

CBS News Giant firefighting airtanker grounded by red tapeCBS NewsJuly 17, 2017, 8:20 AM | More than 50 large wildfires are scorching land this morning across the western U.S. But a new firefighting tool – a converted Boeing 747-400 jet, nicknamed the SuperTanker, which can drop up to 19,000 gallons of water or fire … Powered […]

World’s largest firefighting aircraft grounded by US gov’t – CBS News

CBS News World’s largest firefighting aircraft grounded by US gov’tCBS NewsMore than 50 large wildfires are scorching land this morning across the western U.S. But a new firefighting tool is sitting idle in an airport hangar in California because the U.S. Forest Service refuses to let it fly. The converted Boeing 747 jet …Debate over […]

3D firefighting simulator aircraft to be presented at MAKS-2017 airshow – TASS

3D firefighting simulator aircraft to be presented at MAKS-2017 airshowTASSMOSCOW, July 17. /TASS/. The Tomsk Region’s government press service has reported the development of a 3D aircraft simulator that will train aerial firefighters. The project will be displayed at the MAKS-2017 International Aerospace Show scheduled to … Powered by WPeMatico

Where firefighting ideas take flight – Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Where firefighting ideas take flightGrand Junction Daily SentinelMelissa Lineberger talks about the maneuverability and other assets of the single engine air tanker on the tarmac behind her. Lineberger is the director of the Colorado Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting at the Garfield …and more » Powered by WPeMatico

Scattered showers won’t help B.C. wildfires, wind might

July 14, 2017, Williams Lake, B.C. – Crews battling wildfires in British Columbia prepared for the worst as officials predicted stronger winds over the weekend after a slight reprieve from the weather in recent days. Kevin Skrepnek, chief information officer for the BC Wildfire Service, says the forecast called for sustained winds of 50 kilometres […]