Tucked behind Durango-La Plata County Airport lies the Durango Airtanker base – a hot swath of asphalt that for the past several weeks was home to three very special airplanes. The three repurposed ...

Firefighters need all the help they can get and every minute counts when faced with a catastrophe like the Palisades and Eaton fires that caused mass devastation in January. Los Angeles County Fire ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- An air tanker fighting a wildfire near Yosemite National Park in Northern California crashed Tuesday, but there was no immediate word on the condition of the pilot, who was ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - With the Gifford Fire burning just a few miles away east of Santa Maria, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base is providing valuable support in the ongoing firefighting effort. Since ...

A second-alarm response and four additional air tankers were requested by the incident commander in response to the brush ...

Airplanes fly around to lay fire retardant down to control the perimeter of the fire. They flew all throughout Sunday evening to create a safe perimeter around the inflamed area. (Daegan Beus) The U.S ...

(CNN) The pilot of an air tanker battling a wildfire at Yosemite National Park died after the tanker crashed, Cal Fire said.The tanker was being used to help battle Dog Rock Fire when authorities lost ...

CALISTOGA, Calif. (KGO) -- The Pickett Fire, which burned for more than two weeks in Napa County, is fully contained, CAL FIRE announced on Sunday. It burned 6,819 acres. Evacuations were ordered back ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—As extensive wildfires burn across large portions of western North America, aerial firefighting specialist Neptune Aviation Services is advancing its development of a next-generation ...

“We need more than just a new policy, we need a new culture that welcomes all the gifts that fire brings,” says Timothy Ingalsbee, executive director of Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and ...