The latest C-130 Hercules air tanker will join the CAL FIRE aerial fleet, the second former U.S. Coast Guard cargo plane to be retrofitted for firefighting purposes.

“This is the right time to have these aircraft,” he said. Tyler said that the U.S. Forest Service originally tried to create a fleet of seven C-130s in 2013, but couldn’t get adequate ...

As the summer wildfire season heats up, it'll be time to look to the skies and the air tankers who will be the biggest line ...

Hazard maps, air tankers and funding: ... Earlier this year Cal Fire — the state’s firefighting agency — released an updated set of fire hazard maps, the first in almost 15 years.

Nine air tankers probably will return to the federal wildfire fighting fleet within the next few weeks, Mark Rey, USDA under secretary for natural resources and environment, announced Thursday.

That all too familiar sound of Grass Valley’s twin prop air tankers and air attack planes has been heard in the skies ...

Tanker 02 was one of two large air tankers in the U.S. that used the retardant and were grounded. ... Sen. Sheehy, who started aerial firefighting company, wants to end USFS aircraft inspections.

The Queensland-based firm plans to use the Transall C-160 fixed-wing aircraft, which can safely land on small regional airstrips for refilling, to bolster its aerial firefighting capabilities in ...

The Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team 6 is hosting a community meeting in Rimini to discuss the Jericho ...

Volunteer firefighters from the community are responding to the blaze with support from the B.C. Wildfire Service, officials ...

California has officially added a second massive air tanker to its firefighting fleet, marking a significant expansion in the state’s wildfire suppression efforts just ahead of what is expected ...

“This is the right time to have these aircraft,” he said. Tyler said that the U.S. Forest Service originally tried to create a fleet of seven C-130s in 2013, but couldn’t get adequate ...