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Senate hearing wildfires urged help bolster firefighting capabilities
2015-08-28 02:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Lawmakers were urged to boost federal funding for local wildfire prevention efforts at a meeting in Seattle on Thursday during a summer that has seen scores of major blazes across the drought-parched West. Fire experts were addressing the field hearing of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held in Washington state, which has experienced its largest cluster of deadly fires on record. Michael Medler, chair of environmental studies at Western Washington University, said increasing...
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Erickson Secures Turkish Firefighting Contract
2015-08-25 02:33:53| Air Courier - Topix.net
Erickson Incorporated , a leading global provider of aviation services, is pleased to announce today that it has been selected by Pan Aviation to provide emergency fire suppression support for the Municipality of Istanbul and the surrounding areas of Turkey. The agreement calls for the use of one specialized S-64E Aircrane to assist with regional fire suppression and emergency response operations 365 days a year for two years.
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An EU Air Force Paves the Way for New Aerial Firefighting System
2015-08-12 12:31:12| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Italian Air Force successfully completes 3-week evaluation of California-based company's aerial firefighting system. FRESNO, Calif. To those who are concerned with wildfires, help is on the way. Caylym is celebrating three significant milestones with its advanced aerial firefighting system, the Guardian. These...
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Pollution Control and Fire-Fighting
2015-07-24 16:38:00| Offshore Technology
They are also squeezed between two complementary sets of environmental regulations. One is the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Vessel General Permit (VGP) 2013 rules, which deals with many sources of pollutants, including ballast water, bilg
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Fire-Fighting & Pollution Control
2015-07-24 16:36:00| Ship Technology
North American owners and operators of tugs that have a fire-fighting and pollution control function are squeezed between two environmentally sensitive areas, the Arctic and the Gulf of Mexico.
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