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Avincis boosts its European fleet with five 214ST helicopters
Europe’s largest aerial firefighting operator Avincis will get five of the newly modified 214ST helicopters from Australia’s McDermott Aviation. At the tail end of a demanding European wildfire season, Avincis has signed a Letter of Intention for five of the McDermott 214ST medium-lift twin-turbine helicopters, scheduled for a 2028 delivery. The 214ST offers up to 3,000 kg of useful load, a maximum external hook load of 3,582 kg, endurance of up to 4.1 hours and a cruise speed of 120 knots. Its twin CT7-2A engines and large cabin make it suited to water-dropping, the transport of crews and equipment, external-load operations and missions from remote or confined locations. McDermott Aviation
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Fire and Climate – a special and timely collection
The 2026 wildfire season shows us that with increased wildland fire risk, more intense fire behaviour, longer seasons, and fire
Wildfire magazine – latest issue
Wildfire magazine, Issue 1, 2026. Read the latest issue of Wildfire magazine – the magazine of the International Association of
News
Underground wildfires in Indonesia trigger world’s highest emissions, spike in respiratory infections
Severe drought across Indonesia’s peatlands caused an outbreak of wildfires encroaching on the site of the country’s new capital city on the island of Borneo, the emissions of which surged to global highs and triggered a widespread spike in respiratory infections. Over 36% of the world’s tropical peatlands are contained
Fire Aviation
Avincis boosts its European fleet with five 214ST helicopters
Europe’s largest aerial firefighting operator Avincis will get five of the newly modified 214ST helicopters from Australia’s McDermott Aviation. At the tail end of a demanding European wildfire season, Avincis has signed a Letter of Intention for five of the McDermott 214ST medium-lift twin-turbine helicopters, scheduled for a 2028 delivery.
Research
Risky science: why connecting research to application matters
There is not much benefit in producing science that just sits on a shelf. Effective science must extend beyond publication and address real-world needs argues Lynn Johnston, a Forest Fire Research Specialist with Natural Resources Canada and the Canadian Forest Service, in an editorial for the International Journal of Wildland
Safety and Training
Wildland firefighters warned not to take supplements for smoke or PFAS exposure
A drug marketed to wildland firefighters exposed to smoke or PFAS shows no evidence of being effective, leading the International Association of Firefighters and the Food and Drug Administration to warn against its use. The drug, called glutathione, is marketed to fire fighters to remove toxins, but the IAFF says
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Fire and Climate – a special and timely collection
The 2026 wildfire season shows us that with increased wildland fire risk, more intense fire behaviour, longer seasons, and fire evolving across many landscapes, a changing climate poses significant challenges to today’s fire regimes and management strategies. The International Journal of Wildland Fire has published a Special Collection to showcase
