These photos were taken in the exhibit area of the Aerial Firefighting conference in Sacramento, March 19-20, 2014.
Beriev, the the company that manufactures the Be-200, the amphibious, jet-powered, scooping air tanker, had a flight simulator at their booth.A collapsable device, like an upside-down umbrella, that could be used to insert or extricate firefighters by helicopter.BlazeTamer makes a water enhancement product.
MAFFS, a new company formed to market the Modular Airborne FireFighting System, had a display adjacent to Fire Boss, the manufacturer of a single engine air tanker.Nitrofirex has a design for a fleet of unmanned air tankers.Wayne and Britt Coulson. Their company operates firefighting helicopters and Tanker 131, a C-130Q. And formerly, the Martin Mars.A dinner was held at the California Aerospace Museum, hosted by DynCorp.
These photos could have been taken in 2007 (or earlier!) without much difference between what was available then vs what is available today.
Great pictures and great commentary. In my opinion, this was a very productive and informative conference.