Cal Fire has its own fleet of aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state that can reach most fires within about 20 minutes.

The aerospace industry is a big money game, with a handful of dominant firms scooping up generational government contracts worth many billions of dollars apiece. Lockheed. Boeing. Northrop.

Meanwhile, the North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco, a twin-turboprop, multi-role aircraft, served the PAF for nearly 40 years, having been introduced in 1991. Proven in the Vietnam War and the ...

The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco remains one of the lesser-known aircraft in the U.S. military inventory. Not as flashy as the SR-71 or the F-22, not as ubiquitous as ...

Hudson says, “Cal Fire has air bases strategically located so aircraft can reach a fire in 20 minutes after a call.” When above a fire, Hudson sits in the back of an OV-10 Bronco and ...