Aerial firefighting has become an essential part of wildfire suppression strategies, offering the speed, precision, and ...

Cal Fire has its own fleet of aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state that can reach most fires within about 20 minutes.

Equipped with the MAFFS II system, Leonardo's C-27J Spartan NG emerges as a versatile multi-mission platform which can ...

During the catastrophic fires in Los Angeles, a man used a drone to take aerial photographs and put a fire-fighting aircraft out of action. Now he has to pay. In California, a man has pleaded ...

Oshkosh hosts EAA AirVenture, the largest airshow in the world, and Heiman says they staff an extra 20-30 people on the ...

KARPUS: I think on this fire, the most we flew was probably about 20 helicopters at once. MCEVERS: To do that, Karpus says it takes a lot of coordination. Each type of aircraft has to fly at a ...