Having been to Florida once on vacation and having friends and family who spend time in Florida I try to pay attention to the hurricane season in Florida. I know that air operations can play an important role in tracking many storm events, including hurricanes. I saw this video from Vertical Plus on how Florida is preparing their air operations for the upcoming hurricane season and am sharing the video today.
In 2020 I made at least three posts about wildfires in Oregon, one on October 20th, a second post on September 9th, and a third post on November 30th. When I saw the May 31st post from Wildfire Today on Facebook that I am embedding below about wildfire mitigation plans from the Bonneville Power Administration on Facebook and went back to review what I wrote in 2020, I wanted to share the post with you, which I am embedding here. I see from the post from Wildfire Today that the Bonneville Power Administration has rewritten their fire mitigation plan. These were devastating fires and I am hopeful that the Bonneville Power Administration will make some progress in mitigating the effects of these wildfires.
The Sandy Fire is at 100 percent containment as of May 27th at 2,183 acres. I don't always post when a wildfire is contained, however I found a video of ground and aerial operations at the Sandy Fire dated May 22nd that I wanted to share, at that time the fire was at 61 percent containment.
Direct link to May 24th post on Facebook by Coulson Aviation
Maintenance of aircraft -- firefighting aircraft, commercial aircraft and general aviation aircraft -- is very important to be sure that aircraft are safe to fly. Operators of aircraft including Coulson follow a maintenance schedule for their aircraft, some maintenance is more routine and other maintenance involves inspecting the whole aircraft. Aircraft parts may be replaced as needed in order to keep the aircraft safe to fly. I applaud the Aviation Maintenance Technicians who maintain aircraft for Coulson and other aircraft operators.
Direct link to the Armed Forces Medley from the May 24th 2026 concert in Washington DC shared by Rabbo
I remember all veterans who died while in service to the United States whether you served overseas or in a conflict. I remember.
While I am not an expert, I have been interested in the work done by satellites in orbit around the Earth since I was a kid. When I saw the post below from NOAA Satellites and Information Service I knew that I had to share this with you. I am delighted that all from the crashed airplane were rescued.
Direct link to May 14th Facebook post from NOAA Satellite and Information Service
The Central Division of the New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) recently completed biannual training of new wildland firefighters. This training is recognized by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group. This training includes training on the operations, trucks and equipment used by the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. If you can not see the Facebook post from the NJFFS that I embedded below, please please go to their May8th Facebook post.
