The CL-415 aircraft being used in California can drop large amounts of water on fires and fills its tank by skimming along a ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the ...

Wildfires have devastated County, killing at least 13 people, destroying over 12,000 structures, and displacing tens of ...

As the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) battles to contain the raging wildfires that have devastated neighborhoods across ...

The Forest Service in California employs a litany of helicopters built for firefighting, dumping thousands of water on raging ...

A series of historically devastating wildfires burning across the Los Angeles area has prompted a wave of misinformation on ...

It’s widely used because it can slow flames in ways that water can’t. But it also contains heavy metals and other harmful ...

The aircraft landed safely and the incident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), officials ...

Exploring the evolving landscape of aerial firefighting as it contends with escalating wildfire threats and the critical role ...

Aerial firefighters have always been a critical line of defense against raging wildfires. But increasingly extreme blazes and ...

Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire on Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. Hundreds of U.S. Forest Service personnel are on the ...

Firefighters in California are using technologies ranging from AI-powered sensors to kerosene-powered aircraft to beat back ...