I'm a third-generation firefighter — and I'm helping to battle the LA fires from the air in a DC-10 fire bomber. Here's how ...

Wildfires have devastated County, killing at least 13 people, destroying over 12,000 structures, and displacing tens of thousands of ...

Only eight DC-10s remain operational around the world - mostly in the United States as firebombers and tankers.

Amid several viral videos of destruction, a footage of a DC -10 air tanker dropping around 10,000 gallons of fire retardant ...

PHOENIX - When firefighters on the ground need some extra support, they call in air tankers. There are four DC 10 tankers in the world, and one of them is right here in the Valley. "What we do ...

NASCAR Xfinity Series star Garrett Smithley's father is captaining an Air Tanker above the skies of Los Angeles as the city ...

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

Thousands of firefighters and volunteers have been working over the last week to tackle the Los Angeles wildfires. Helping in that fight is Albuquerque-based 10 Tanker. Its fleet consists of four ...

There is no precision equipment or autopilot for fire drops, just a pilot's view through the windscreen and his experience.

Conrad "Connie" Kalitta's air transport company is lending a hand to keep the air tankers battling the blazes.

NASCAR driver, Garrett Smithley, has revealed on X (formerly Twitter) that his father, RK Smithley is currently flying the DC-10 Air Tanker to California.

To fight the California fires, 10Tanker has four DC-10s and two — ships 912 and 914 — here in San Bernardino at the old Norton Air Force Base ... because we're the biggest tanker out here. This fire ...