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Hollywood Guard and U.S. Forest Service Host Critical Aerial Firefighting Training in Southern California
A look inside MAFFS 2024 Spring Training from Aerial Fire Magazine (www.aerialfiremag.com):
A look inside MAFFS 2024 Spring Training from Aerial Fire Magazine (www.aerialfiremag.com):
A great look inside the current MAFFS operations from AirDataNews:
Thanks to the coverage of our friends at CNN Brasil.
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