T he Cal Fire C-130 is a flying fortress of firefighting power. The converted US Coast Guard cargo plane is loaded with 36,000 pounds of flame retardant or water, to put out fast moving flames.

Cal Fire, California's lead state firefighting agency, on Thursday April 24, 2025 unveiled a new C-130 tanker plane, shown here in April at McClellan Airtanker Base near Sacramento, that it ...

He touted that Cal Fire had acquired a second C-130 Hercules military air tanker, one of seven the agency is expected to eventually receive from the federal government. “The challenges have been ...

Changing climate patterns and below average rainfall, when combined with extended periods of high winds, increase the risk of ...

California adds a second C-130 airtanker, ... the Governor also got a first look at CAL FIRE’s new C-130H flight simulator—the only one of its kind in the U.S. owned by a firefighting agency.

Cal Fire is preparing for a challenging wildfire season in Northern California, deploying resources including a second retrofitted C-130 Hercules air tanker. Meteorologists are predicting hotter ...

Cal Fire’s aerial firefighting fleet comprises more than 60 Grumman S-2Ts, Bell UH-1H Super Hueys, Sikorsky S70i’s, North ...

Governor Gavin Newsom and Cal Fire have introduced a new C-130 tanker, capable of carrying about 4,000 gallons of retardant, as part of California's efforts to prepare for peak fire season despite ...

Since 1993, seven of the 10 worst fire years in California, ranked by total acres burned, have occurred after ...

“We have close to doubled the investment in the last couple of years at Cal Fire,” he said. “We have significantly increased investments in the aerial fleet well beyond the C-130 H’s.” ...

Cal Fire, California’s lead state firefighting agency, on Thursday April 24, 2025 unveiled a new C-130 tanker plane, shown here in April at McClellan Airtanker Base near Sacramento, that it ...