A new U.S. Bureau

A new U.S. Bureau of Land Management unit designed to hit wildfires hard and fast appears to be delivering excellent results this summer. The BLM's Air Task Force (ATF) combines three Air Tractor AT-802 single-engine air tankers (SEATs; see photo), one helicopter and nine "helitack" firefighters...

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