Jun. 27—The pilot of a helicopter working a wildland fire in Interior Alaska was killed in a crash Sunday evening, Alaska State Troopers said. The 1960 Bell 204B "Huey" crashed at the Anderson Airport ...
Washington (CNN) — A firefighting helicopter crew’s decision to fly an altitude higher than they were cleared for and the subsequent rapid descent led to the deaths of three people in a midair ...
COBB — Cal Fire has declared war on wildland blazes, having just completed a five-year effort to replace its Vietnam War-era Huey helicopters with 16 Firehawks. This is while the state’s firefighting ...
According to a proposal solicitation posted on SAM.gov, USFS intends to acquire helicopters for the protection of public lands and to support natural resources and wildland fire management programs.