aerial firefighting — Wildfire Insights From Fire Aviation Experts

It’s time to raise the bar on training and safety in aerial firefighting

If every aerial firefighting operator holds themselves accountable to these modern training practices, we can lift fire aviation safety and efficacy performance metrics in wildland firefighting.

Blog PostBrett L’EsperanceJuly 25, 2022Dauntless Airaerial firefighting, safety, training

Bold action is needed now to secure the future of the US aerial firefighting fleet

US lawmakers have an opportunity to remove outdated policies that are preventing growth, innovation and improvement in aerial firefighting, at a time of unprecedented wildfire activity and destruction.

Blog PostBrett L’EsperanceFebruary 28, 2022Dauntless Airaerial firefighting, safety, contracting

What does the U.S. Forest Service's new nationwide aerial firefighting study tell us about how to battle today's wildfires and what should we do about it?

Aerial Firefighting Use and Effectiveness (AFUE) study sheds new light on how to improve aerial firefighting strategies for a new age of wildfires

How to keep our communities safe from wildfires

For residents of wildfire-prone communities: An introduction to Rapid Initial Attack

How to become an aerial firefighter

What it takes to become a successful aerial firefighter in the war against wildfires.