Bridger Aerospace and TracPlus Bring Aerial Firefighting Activity Into the IGNIS Platform, Giving Operational Teams on the Fireline a Unified View

The integration pairs TracPlus's aircraft and mission data with Bridger's wildfire intelligence to support wildland firefighting

BELGRADE, Mont., July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (“Bridger,” “Bridger Aerospace” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: BAER, BAERW), one of the nation’s leading aerial firefighting companies, is partnering with TracPlus, the data platform aerial firefighting agencies and operators rely on to track and report every mission, to bring wildland firefighters and incident teams complete visibility into aerial suppression efforts. TracPlus’s real-time aircraft position, aviation intelligence, and drop event data will integrate directly into Bridger’s IGNIS software platform. This collaboration is expected to provide ground crews with a single, live operational picture to enable greater decision-making on the fireline. Firefighters, aviation teams, and incident managers are expected to be able to view where aircraft are operating, precisely where suppression activity has occurred, and how that activity impacts the broader incident environment.

“We are thrilled to partner with a tried-and-true data provider in the wildfire industry. As we bring together TracPlus and their data integration with IGNIS, we believe this combined solution will enhance tangible situational awareness for our own aerial firefighting operations as well as incident management teams across the nation. Technology is the new frontier in our mission to protect lives, property, and the environment and we just got stronger with TracPlus as a strategic partner,” said Sam Davis, CEO of Bridger Aerospace.

This integration is in line with the federal government’s call for more connected, interoperable wildfire technology. 1 As wildfire response becomes increasingly data-driven, agencies, operators, and incident management teams require fast access to trusted information from multiple disparate systems, aircraft, and data sources. Breaking down these information silos means distinct platforms can communicate seamlessly, so ground crews and air assets share the exact same operating picture of assets and activity. By connecting these two specialized platforms, Bridger Aerospace and TracPlus aim to shift the industry from reactive to proactive and deliver enhanced situational awareness through a combined operating picture.

1 In 2025, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, acting under Executive Order 14308, called for a national roadmap to modernize wildfire firefighting technology and improve data sharing between systems. See the Federal Register notice.

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 2,5...