According to Straits Research, “The global firefighting aircraft market was valued at USD 2,410.20 million in 2021. It is projected to reach USD 3,172.35 million by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 3.10% during the forecast period (2022-2030).”New York, United States, April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The practice of mitigating wildfires with the aid of aircraft and other airborne sources is known as aerial firefighting. Smokejumpers and rappellers are also classified as aerial firefighters since the
Hill Airtanker Base off to busy start with early fire season
In a partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S Air Force, the Hill Airtanker Base has been supporting aerial wildland firefighting in the region since 1996.
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HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah â In a partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S Air Force, the Hill Airtanker Base has been supporting aerial wildland firefighting in the region since 1996.
âNorthern Utah, part of central Utah, southwest Wyoming for fire retardant, said Lee Rackam, a forest aviation officer with the U.S. Forest Service Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. We also support the nation if thereâs other air tanker bases such as Pocatello, Cedar City, Battle Mountain. Weâll go help them also and reload airtankers out of here,â
Largest firefighting plane may be sold for COVID-19 response
As Western states prepare for this year’s wildfire season, the world’s largest firefighting plane has been grounded By PATTY NIEBERG, Associated Press/Report for America
Published: May 3, 2021, 6:02am
Share: FILE - In this May 5, 2016, file photo, a Boeing 747-400 Global SuperTanker drops half a load of its 19,400-gallon capacity during a ceremony at Colorado Springs, Colo. The world s largest firefighting plane has been shut down just as Western states prepare for a wildfire season that fire officials fear could be worse than the average year. Tara Lee, a spokeswoman for Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, said via email Friday, April 23, 2021, that the state s Department of Natural Resources was alerted to the shutdown of the worlds largest firefighting plane called the Global SuperTanker.(Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP, File)
Largest Firefighting Plane May Be Sold for Covid-19 Response By Patty Nieberg | April 29, 2021
DENVER (AP) As Western states prepare for this year’s wildfire season, the world’s largest firefighting plane has been grounded and could be converted to help fight against another crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic.
After investing tens of millions into upgrading the Global SuperTanker and its technology, the revenue coming mostly from contracts with the U.S. government and California did not produce enough profit for the company to continue the funding the tanker, said Roger Miller, managing director at Alterna Capital Partners LLC, the investment company that owns the plane.