The U.S. Department of Forestry told several media outlets the agency budgeted $45 million for aviation fuel this year, about ...

California is heading into the 2026 fire season with one of the biggest state-run aerial firefighting fleets on the planet, ...

Barcelona, July 14 th, 2025 – Vallfirest, a global leader in wildland firefighting equipment and innovation, has announced the acquisition of Aerial Fire Control PTY LTD, an Australian-based company ...

Cal Fire operates the largest aerial firefighting fleet in the world, with aircraft stationed across California to respond to ...

One careless drone flight is all it takes to pull life-saving aircraft out of a California wildfire fight. State fire ...

On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the azure sky and gleaming sun that are hallmarks of Los Angeles, California, were rapidly replaced by thick grey smoke swelling upwards from fast-moving fire within ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The CEO of an aerial firefighting company said drones are a major problem for its pilots. Bridger Aerospace has sent two "Super ...

Devastating wildfires – including the infernos that recently ravaged Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California – only serve to highlight the critical role of aerial firefighting. Kate Broug, ...

Ahead of this fire season, MTN got an inside look at the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes helitack base in Ronan.

Private drones being flown near the wildfires consuming Los Angeles County continued to interfere with aerial firefighting efforts Saturday evening, according to officials, as the death toll from the ...

EL CAJON, Calif. — As peak fire season escalates across San Diego County, emergency crews are taking their firefighting mission to new heights. On Tuesday, CAL FIRE brought together its aerial ...