Los Angeles authorities have vowed to prosecute illegal drone flights after a civilian drone collided with a Canadian “Super ...

Tanker 47, we’re in the dip,” co-pilot Pablo Montero calls over the radio. It’s 9.30 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, and the ...

Aircraft that douse flames with water and bright red Phos-Chek fire retardant are a common sight in California. Aerial ...

CAL FIRE has the largest fleet of firefighting equipment of any civilian agency in the world. In all, it has 67 fixed-wing and rotary aircraft in its fleet, with plans to grow that number to 80 in the ...

When the Hurst Fire was still burning last week in the hills of Sylmar, Whiteman Airport in Pacoima served as a base for the ...

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

Several readers asked whether Mexico and Canada sent support to California as destructive wildfires burn in the Los Angeles ...

As Los Angeles residents fled an insatiable inferno in Pacific Palisades last week, aerial firefighter Diego Calderoni was ...

Despite the aircraft's impressive capabilities, California has not purchased any, rather choosing to lease them for 90-day ...

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

The U.S. Coast Guard deployed a helicopter to the area but because of the weather conditions, the patient was unable to be safely hoisted up. Toward the end of the rescue effort, CalFire personnel ...