In order to reach remote fires in the State Responsibility Area, CAL FIRE maintains a fleet of firefighting aircraft, many of ...

The fight from above is critical in giving firefighters a chance to get some semblance of control over the fires, said one ...

Aerial firefighting companies have rushed aircraft to Southern California in recent days to battle a wind-whipped inferno ...

Cal Fire will receive two more CL-415 Super Scoopers from a Canadian non-profit to replace the one damaged Thursday by a ...

The Pentagon sent C-130 MAFFS-equipped aircraft to fight the LA fires. The water bombers drop nearly 14 tons of fire retardant in under five seconds.

Houston firefighters are expressing solidarity with their colleagues in California battling devastating wildfires, offering potential assistance as the situation unfolds.

Good afternoon, and happy Friday, readers! In today’s Daily on Energy, Callie and Maydeen continue to cover the destructive fires burning throughout Los Angeles County. Our hearts go out to those who ...

The deadly winter fires in California are another warning for Australians to reassess climate risks, where we live and how we ...

The Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems program was instituted in 1971 as a collaboration between the U.S. Forest Service ...

The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating after fire officials reported that a firefighting aircraft ...

MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. - Hundreds of National Guard members are now involved in multiple air and ground ...

More than 600 California National Guard troops have been activated and eight modular airborne firefighting systems are ...