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(Castanet) – Three helicopter crews joined fixed-wing aircraft from the British Columbia (BC) Wildfire Service in quickly responding to contain wildfires Aug. 17 in Vernon that led to a temporary evacuation of residents.

The United Kingdom Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) could not determine the cause of the abnormal collective movement but did not rule out a transient system malfunction.

(KUSI) – A helicopter crew extinguished a vegetation fire that broke out Aug. 16 near Hotel Circle in San Diego.

The Finnish Civil Aviation Authority and the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority have issued Level D qualification for Coptersafety’s Leonardo AW169 simulator with Phase 8 avionics.

(NL Times) – The Netherlands military is sending two Boeing CH-47s and 60 soldiers to help battle wildfires in Spain.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report indicates that the helicopter’s tail struck a wire during power-line work.

(WIAT) – Flight nurse Myra Waddell from the Children’s of Alabama Critical Care Transport program describes the range of patient transports her crew has handled by helicopter, ambulance, and airplane since she joined the team in 1999.

The operator received the Rotary Wing Business of the Year and Emergency Medical Services Business of the Year awards Aug. 14 in Sydney, New South Wales.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Sep. 22, requires inspecting certain tail-rotor blades for fatigue cracks and replacing them, if necessary.

Founded in 1985, the Global Medical Response subsidiary provides air medical services from more than 150 bases across 18 US states.