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

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

Equipped with airborne fire-fighting systems, C-130 Super Hercules planes are flying missions over the wildfires in Southern California that started earlier this month. California Air National Guard ...

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

Overnight water drops helped stop the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles.

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

A video shows the cockpit view of California Air National Guard pilots flying low and dropping fire retardant over the Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County.

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

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

Billings Flight Service helps fight major fires at home and overseas --- including the ongoing California wildfires. The ...

The Hughes fire seen from Magic Mountain has started north of Castaic and has exploded to more than 5,000 acres in under two ...