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Experienced wildfire manager to oversee state’s largest on-call fire agency, community preparedness, and community forestry outreach OLYMPIA — Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz announced today her appointment of George Geissler as Washington State Forester and Deputy Supervisor for Wildfire. Geissler, who joined the Washington State Department of Natural Resources...

Reabe Aircraft Improvement announced the development of a Hopper Quantity Cockpit Display which is Night Vision friendly. "For seven years we have had a Red LED Display, however, because night vision goggles work in the infrared wave length, red is a difficult color to filter out," said Jeff Reabe, "therefore...

Today, U.S. wildfires burn on average more than three times the number of acres per fire than just a few decades ago. The increasing size and intensity has caused suppression and recovery costs to dramatically increase, culminating last year when the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) spent more money battling wildfires...

Dennis R Gardisser, WRK of Arkansas LLC Sometimes size is a major factor! Pesticide applications are an area where size of the droplet is one of the most important criteria for efficacy and environmental stewardship. Plant or surface physical characteristics, chemical mode of action, timing, weather, application platform and drift...

Most areas of the country have experienced a spring that has been much colder and wetter than normal. April snow was common with many locations breaking records for both low temperatures and heavy precipitation. This has not been the case in the Southern Plains and desert Southwest where severe drought...

By Andrew Reimer April 18 there was a grass fire in the sandhills started by ATVs south of the Arkansas River, approximately 10 miles southwest of Lakin, Kansas. Larry Smith, Tri-Rotor Spray and Chemical, was driving on Highway 50 west of Lakin and saw the fire before anyone at the...

Ag Aviation Golf Tournament set for October 2018 in Arkansas The much anticipated Ag Aviation Golf Tournament has been scheduled for October 20-21, 2018 at the Red Apple Inn & Country Club in Heber Springs, Arkansas. For the tournament this year, all proceeds will benefit NAAREF - National Agricultural Aviation...

By Bill Lavender Dauntless Air and Fire Boss LLC, an affiliated company of Wipaire Inc., all  based in Minnesota, have teamed up to provide training for Dauntless Air’s Fire Boss pilots this spring.  Fire Boss LLC takes single or dual-seat Air Tractor AT-802Fs and converts them into a Fire Boss by...

ALEXANDRIA, VA – MAY 31, 2018 – With more than 1 million UAVs registered with the FAA, it is vitally important for UAV operators to be aware of agricultural aircraft operations this growing season. Thankfully, a vast majority of UAV users operate in a responsible manner, but since last year the aviation...

South Saint Paul, Minnesota—Wipaire, Inc.® has welcomed Andrew San Giacomo as Director of Aircraft Services with oversight of Wipaire’s wide range of services. Andrew will lead and manage teams in Minnesota specializing in aircraft maintenance, avionics repair and installation, paint refinishing, and custom interiors. His responsibilities will include ensuring Wipaire’s...