Helicopters play a critical role in CAL FIRE’s operations, and the future of the fleet is the Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk (or as ...

As California faces a future of more frequent and severe firestorms, the current fires have made clear that private companies ...

A California National Guard pilot describes how flyers perform a firefighting mission in the battle against Los Angeles’ raging fires. By Joshua Skovlund Posted on Jan 16, 2025 As thick black ...

Using inmate labor to fight fires has been a practice in California since the 1940s. Where did it start and what do ...

The Minnesota team will assist with current fire response efforts and may also be called upon to help with new outbreaks ...

A Cal Fire crew at the scene of the Pamo Fire. (Photo courtesy of Cal Fire) As Santa Ana winds began to pick up on Tuesday, Cal Fire crews quickly halted the spread of a brush fire near Ramona at ...

As of January 2025, there are currently 1,870 incarcerated persons working at fire camps throughout the state of California, and 1,600 of them are firefighting crew members, CDCR says ...

The Mark Twain Veteran Crew is a U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighting group whose members all have prior military ...