Ryan Mason

CAL FIRE debuted the first operational C-130 on Monday, August 26, 2024, marking a significant milestone for CAL FIRE as it moves into the LAT space with the C-130 Hercules (C-130H) coming into operational service as an initial attack airtanker. CAL FIRE welcomed media on Thursday, August 29, 20 ...

The final Martin Mars aircraft owned by Coulson Aviation will likely take flight for the last time in November or December of this year from its home in Sprout Lake, BC before making its final flight to Lake Roosevelt in Arizona, the largest water body in Arizona and the nearest body of water ca ...

CAL FIRE debuted the first operational C-130 on Monday, August 26, 2024, marking a significant milestone for CAL FIRE as it moves into the LAT space with the C-130 Hercules (C-130H) coming into operational service as an initial attack airtanker.

The final Martin Mars aircraft owned by Coulson Aviation will likely take flight for the last time in November or December of this year from its home in Sprout Lake, BC before making its final flight to Lake Roosevelt in Arizona, the largest water body in Arizona and the nearest body of water capable of handling the arrival of the large air tanker before its delivery to the Pima Air and Space Museum near Tucson, Arizona.

The co-founder and CEO of CO Fire Aviation, Kyle Scott, lost his life during an aerial application flight yesterday while flying an AT-602 in Colorado. Scott founded Scott Aviation in Fort Morgan Colorado providing aerial application services before the founding of CO Fire Aviation in 2020. Both companies operate primarily out of their Fort Morgan base which also includes the Fort Morgan Airport FBO run by Scott Aviation. CO Fire Aviation has been a successful aerial firefighting company for several years, providing SEAT aircraft on contracts in Oregon, Washington, and Colorado.

The New York Naval Militia, the New York Army National Guard, the New York Guard and the Schodack Landing Fire Company teamed up to execute a wildfire training exercise on the Hudson River off Schodack Island State Park on Sept. 6, 2024. Seventeen New York Naval Militia members deployed two patr ...

ALEXANDRIA, VA – SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 –The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accepted the National Agricultural Aviation Association’s (NAAA) recommendations to improve the accuracy of the models used to estimate the amount of drift from aerial applications as part of the agency’s endangered s ...

Rifle, CO - The Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting (CoE), a section of Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC), announces the launch of its new real-time location-based service, the Colorado Team Awareness Kit (COTAK™). COTAK™ offers Colorado ...

The American Heroes Air Show, the only para-public-focused airshow that is focused primarily on Police, Aerial Firefighting, Military, and other rotary-centric helicopter operations, has been forced to cancel their more than 25-year consecutive run in the Los Angles area at the Hansen Dam comple ...

The American Heroes Air Show, the only para-public-focused airshow that is focused primarily on Police, Aerial Firefighting, Military, and other rotary-centric helicopter operations, has been forced to cancel their more than 25-year consecutive run in the Los Angles area at the Hansen Dam complex after the Los Angles Recreation and Parks Department requested a lengthy and costly environmental survey be done before the show, scheduled in less than six weeks on November 16, 2024.