(NEWS10) — If you saw a helicopter flying over the Mohawk River Friday morning, it was nothing to be concerned about, but it could help keep you safe in the future. It was wildfire bucket training for ...

CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. – UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews from the New York and Connecticut Army National Guard spent May 19 honing the skills needed to turn a helicopter into a firefighting machine ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA: On Friday August 4th, the Bucket Brigade Academy (BBA) will complete its Summer 2023 youth leadership ...

Some of the most highly trained firefighters in the country are right here in New York, and this week, some of them got even better. Seven DEC forest rangers took part in helicopter bucket training ...

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard UH-60 pilots and crew chiefs teamed with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Rangers June 12 to practice using the $21 million ...