A firefighting invention is gaining momentum across southern California. The heli-hydrant showcases a solution for additional water sources that can speed up aerial firefighting where open-water ...

His frustration sparked an idea: the Heli-Hydrant, a relatively small ... and can be the best way to attack fires that are difficult for ground crews to reach. But pilots sometimes have to ...

Multiple people who were heli-skiing Tuesday afternoon near Girdwood ... days has described a weak layer of snow buried up to 2 feet deep that was “tricky to assess” and that posed a risk ...