Avionic display systems and methods for generating avionic displays including aerial firefighting symbology

Avionic display systems and methods are provided for generating avionic displays including aerial firefighting symbology, which enhance pilot situational awareness and decision during aerial firefighting operations. In an embodiment, the avionic display system includes an avionic display device, a thermal image sensor configured to detect thermal image data external to the aircraft, and a controller operably coupled to the avionic display device and to the thermal image sensor. During operation of the avionic display system, the controller compiles a fire map of a fire-affected area in proximity of the aircraft based, at least in part, on the thermal image data collected by the thermal image sensor. The controller further generates a first avionic display on the avionic display device including graphics representative of a field of view (FOV) of the thermal image sensor and portions of the fire map outside of the FOV of the thermal image sensor.