Exploring the evolving landscape of aerial firefighting as it contends with escalating wildfire threats and the critical role ...
Aerial firefighters have always been a critical line of defense against raging wildfires. But increasingly extreme blazes and ...
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has opened applications for “smokejumpers” in Fort St. John and Mackenzie.
Standing on the edge of an open aircraft hatch, a smokejumper in a pale yellow suit steadies himself before rocking back then swinging out the door and vanishing as gravity takes over.
SOS, you've shrunk your wear-all-winter-long knit sweater and turned your favourite oversized, slouchy cardigan into a cropped cardigan! Don't worry, we've all (unfortunately) been there before ...
In Victoria, the announcement of the summer firefighting fleet of 54 aircraft was tempered by the statement that “2 Aircranes will also join the fleet once their service period ends in North ...
The patellar tendon connects the kneecap (the patella) to the shinbone. This is part of the "extensor mechanism" of the knee. Together with the kneecap, quadriceps tendon, and the quadriceps muscle, ...
An Air Caledonie Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, flight TY-317 from Noumea to Ouvea (New Caledonia), suffered a tail strike on landing.The… ...