Disastrous Wildfires Driving Investment In Initial Attack Aircraft

Credit: Los Angeles County Fire Department
The numbers are staggering. In 2017, wildfires burned almost 9.8 million acres across the continental U.S. In California alone, where more than 1.2 million acres were burned in October and December, insurers received almost $12 billion in claims for losses from wildfires. In fiscal 2017, the U.S...

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