Auckland, New Zealand - 30 June 2026 - Knowing where a fire is burning is not the same as knowing whether the aircraft are hitting it effectively. Understanding how each aircraft performed - every drop, where, and when – is how aerial firefighting operators can focus on continuous improvement. Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. has selected FireFlyte, powered by TracPlus, to produce this picture automatically across its fleet, just in time for the peak of the 2026 fire season.
Bridger holds some of the highest-profile federal aerial firefighting contracts in the United States. Performing well on contract demands more than just putting aircraft to work - it requires understanding what each aircraft accomplishes on every pass. Where did a Scooper drop relative to the fire perimeter and how did the sequence of drops track against how the fire moved? Without automatic data capture across the full fleet, questions are answered by estimation. Bridger demands better than that and this is what FireFlyte gives Bridger.
Each mission is recorded automatically - position, time, firefighting mode, drop lines, and an Aerial Firefighting Report generated for the work - from the moment an aircraft is airborne to the moment it lands. The data is captured once, at the source, rather than reconstructed afterwards.
“For Bridger, the goal is not just operational awareness, but also continuous improvement. Mission data from FireFlyte allows us to make sure every aircraft, on every fire, is performing at the highest possible level. FireFlyte also enhances our situational awareness so we can increase our focus on safe operations by using data to highlight trends and maintain our high tempo in the field. This visibility gives us the best possible data to perform our mission to protect what matters – lives, property, and the environment.”
- Sam Davis, CEO, Bridger Aerospace
The agreement covers Bridger’s fleet, including its six CL-415EAF Super Scoopers - amphibious aircraft that draw up to 1,412 gallons per pass - alongside the Air Attack and Multi-Mission aircraft, Pilatus PC-12s, King Air 350s and Daher Kodiaks equipped with imaging and infrared systems. FireFlyte brings all of them onto one operational picture, so a Super Scooper on a suppression run and an Air Attack aircraft providing overhead coordination appear in the same view, for pilots, ground coordinators, and agency partners alike.
"The industry is shifting toward automated, complete mission records. Agencies like CAL FIRE and Australia’s national program are already there. What’s changing now is that operators are making the same move. Bridger is leading that from the front. By capturing every mission automatically, the same way the major agencies do, they can focus on what they do best; flying the mission and keeping communities safe. That’s what we built TracPlus to do. We’re glad to be part of it.”
- Todd O’Hara, CEO, TracPlus Global
TracPlus provides the operational data platform that aerial firefighting agencies and operators use to coordinate, validate, and defend every mission-critical decision. For more than 18 years TracPlus has built the data infrastructure behind some of the world’s most demanding aviation operations - 700+ customers in 40+ countries, including CAL FIRE, NSW Rural Fire Service, and Australia’s National Aerial Firefighting Centre. The platform processes more than 800,000 flight hours of data annually. Around 2,500 wildfire suppression aircraft are managed on the platform, which holds more than a billion flight records and is growing by roughly a million data points every day.
Based in Belgrade, Montana at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BAER, BAERW) provides aerial firefighting, air attack coordination, and wildfire intelligence to federal, state, provincial, and local agencies across the United States and Canada, including the US Forest Service. Its fleet includes CL-415EAF and CL-215T Super Scooper amphibious aircraft, capable of scooping 1,412 gallons per pass, alongside Pilatus PC-12, King Air 350 and Daher Kodiak aircraft configured for air attack and Multi-Mission intelligence, mapping, and detection. Bridger’s mission is to protect lives, property, critical infrastructure, and the environment from wildfire. www.bridgeraerospace.com