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A French Civil Security Canadair CL-415 aircraft sprays water on a forest surrounding Cotignac, southeastern France during a wildfire. — AFP

Europe’s would-be water bombers in race to tackle future wildfires

Deep inside the carcass of a disused turboprop aircraft, engineer Jonathan Beck squeezes between rows of tanks as he demonstrates how his French startup plans to challenge ageing C...

France rushes A400M into firefighting role over Gironde wildfire

France has committed an Airbus A400M Atlas fitted with an experimental retardant drop kit to the wildfire burning… The post France rushes A400M into firefighting role over Gironde...

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An Airbus Helicopters H125 helicopter drops water on a burning forest following a wildfire in Taradeau, in Var department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France....

Australian Chinook brings France its first nighttime waterbombing capability 

France carried out its first nighttime aerial firefighting drops on the night of August 17 to 18, 2026,… The post Australian Chinook brings France its first nighttime waterbombing...

Old military transport aircraft to get new lease on life as waterbombers

The federal government said Friday it is selling 10…

Old military transport aircraft to get new lease on life as waterbombers

OTTAWA — The federal government said Friday it is selling 10 of its used CC-130H Hercules aircraft to B.C.-based aerospace company Coulson Aviation, which will convert them into fi...

Battling blazes after dark: Korea deploys nighttime helitankers to fight forest fires

When dusk fell across Korea's rugged mountainous landscape, aerial firefighting fleets were historically forced to land, leaving ground crews to battle encroaching blazes against t...

Airbus A400M Debuts Firefighting Mission as Wildfires Blaze Through France and Spain

France has deployed the newly-developed firefighting kit aboard the A400M to support the assets suppressing the fires in the country’s southwest. The Airbus A400M conducted its fir...

Hynaero Fregate-F100: In Frankreich wird neue Waffe gegen Waldbrände entwickelt

Europas Waldbrandsaisons werden immer verheerender. Die EU hat deshalb neue Löschflugzeuge in Kanada bestellt. In Frankreich denkt Hynaero mit dem größeren, schnelleren und von Gru...

Australia sends helicopters to help battle French wildfires

The CH-47D Chinook helicopter, equipped with an 11,300-litre water tank, and Bell 412 reconnaissance and support aircraft will be deployed to France, accompanied by 24 highly skill...

Beaver floatplanes carried Idaho hotshots into Boundary Waters to fight Bear Trap Fire

Wildfire season in the Boundary Waters is easing, partly because of rain and cooler temperatures, with many fires becoming more contained. Throughout the season, numerous agencies...

Avincis leases extra Super Scoopers from US firm to combat Portugal’s wildfires

Europe’s largest emergency aerial service operator Avincis has signed a new lease, bringing in extra Super Scoopers to… The post Avincis leases extra Super Scoopers from US firm to...

Firefighting helicopter deployed as crews battle wildfire burning near homes

A helicopter has been brought in to tackle a wildfire as crews work to protect nearby homes.

N.S. crews continue battling out-of-control wildfire northeast of Halifax

Two fixed-wing water bombers from Newfoundland and Labrador are responding alongside two of Nova Scotia's helicopters and four of the province's fixed-wing water bombers. 

GREECE FIGHTS WILDFIRES

A firefighting Bell 206L LongRanger helicopter refills water from the sea during a wildfire on the Greek island of Skyros, in Aegean Sea, on Sunday. After largely escaping the heat...

'Long overdue': CAL FIRE opens upgraded wildfire air attack base

The modernized Ramona Air Attack Base features faster retardant-loading capabilities, a new C-130 air tanker and San Diego County's first night-flying firefighting helicopter

Retired Luftwaffe Transall airlifters to return as armored firefighting aircraft

Two Transall C-160Ds retired by the German Air Force are being prepared for a return to flight as… The post Retired Luftwaffe Transall airlifters to return as armored firefighting...

Waldbrände in Frankreich: Bundeswehr schickt Hubschrauber und A400M

Die Bundeswehr hilft Frankreich im Kampf gegen die Waldbrände bei Bordeaux. Am Montag brachen zwei Hubschrauber aus Laupheim auf, dazu bringt ein A400M aus Wunstorf Personal und Eq...

New standard operating procedures adopted for large air tankers

The Australasian Fire and Emergency Services Authorities Council developed the procedures, which include minimum drop heights, after the ATSB’s findings around the crash of a Boein...

Why Europe won't get any new Canadair water bombers any time soon

As firefighters struggle to contain some of the worst European wildfires in living memory with reduced numbers of aerial water bombers, production of the iconic aircraft creaks alo...

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A firefighter uses a metal drip torch to ignite controlled fires in a forest in Le Porge, north of the Arcachon Basin. - AFP

Firefighters use 'dragon eggs' to slow spread of Calif. wildfire

Crews battling the 19,269-acre Timber Fire are using backburning operations, a Terra Torch and drone-dropped “dragon eggs” to remove fuels and strengthen containment lines near Big...