San Diego County wants to buy a second firefighting helicopter equipped for making water drops at night. It has nearly $4 ...

A California National Guard pilot describes how flyers perform a firefighting mission in the battle against Los Angeles’ ...

Quick calculations, coordination, communication and feedback were key in helping helicopter pilots hit their spots.

Interviews with pilots paint a graphic picture of the struggle to maintain control of their ships amid one of the most ...

A former Army pilot. An aging helicopter. Furious winds. The race to put out the Eaton fire tested Los Angeles County’s night ...

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 ...

Michele Gile speaks to Orange County Fire Authority helicopter crews to understand how they operate during wildfires.

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

When a blaze fuelled by hurricane-force winds broke out in the Palisades on 7 January, Cal Fire joined an unprecedented ...

Helicopter pilot Tim Thomas has fought dozens of wildfires all over the world, but nothing prepared him for the scale and the ...

United Aerial Firefighters Association head Paul Petersen said the wildfires ravaging California could be among the most ...