A fleet of firefighting aircraft sits at the Santa Maria Public Airport where the state's extreme fire weather has led to an ...

The British company’s existing ULTRA aircraft has been tested by a number of government and private services, alongside performing frontline ISR ...

Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.

The Los Angeles area has been hit with one of the worst fires in U.S. history. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, has more than 60 fixed-wing and rotor-wing ...

The very large air tankers typically take center stage during the day. But once the sun goes down, they're grounded, and the ...

At Neptune Aviation, an aerial firefighting company based in Missoula, maintenance crews work throughout the winter to keep ...

Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains ...

In the immediate aftermath of Helene, former NASCAR star and Hall of Fame nominee Greg Biffle earned great acclaim for delivering aid and relief throughout Western North Carolina via his private ...

U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercules ...

Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains ...

Elizabeth Warren's recommendations for Elon Musk's DOGE include cutting Department of Defense spending and cracking down on ...