California has the largest aerial firefighting fleet in the world, and the acquisition of these massive air tankers is the latest in the state’s efforts to prevent future disasters. This latest ...

Gavin Newsom officially welcomed expansion of the state’s aerial firefighting force on Thursday ... (Cal Fire), said that along with the two tankers currently in use, a third was being ...

Firefighting aviation has become significantly safer since then, but some deadly accidents have still occurred. A year ago, Forest Service inspections of air tankers that carry fire retardant ...

But [for] larger air tankers, we've long contracted with fixed ... adding thousands of additional firefighting positions, but also making sure that we're taking care of the health and welfare ...

Air tankers from around the state are working to contain a 30-acre wildfire in Yokuts Valley, Fresno County, which was first ...