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 we do it.

Aerial firefighting has become an essential part of wildfire suppression strategies, offering the speed, precision, and versatility.

Two planes important to aerial firefighting missions are air tankers, which carry and drop the fire retardant, and the lead plane, a smaller, more nimble aircraft that flies ahead. The lead plane ...

As out-of-control wildfires threatened thousands of Los Angeles residents earlier this month, the companies that fight infernos from the air raced to send their air tankers and water bombers to ...

The tankers loop from the fire to the air base, where aircraft like the S-2T tanker can be refilled on the ground within minutes. Cal Fire also has seven new airtankers that were put into service in ...

The U.S. Forest Service has reopened and pre-positioned aircraft at its Santa Maria Air Tanker Base where critical firefighting equipment stood ready Friday to respond. The state has seen extreme ...

Gusty winds and then much-needed rain played a big role in the week firefighters worked to get 100% containment ...

Clay Fire initially started 5 p.m. Jan. 21 in Riverside County. After being active for four days, it has burned 39 acres. As of Saturday morning, 98% of the fire was brought under containment by a ...

Two large air tankers from New South Wales have arrived in Tasmania to bolster firefighting efforts on the West Coast. The ...