When the Cloudy Day fire was sparked Wednesday afternoon, Bureau of Land Management tanker base employees stood ready to offer air support. That call came around 5 p.m., and within an hour the ...

Fire-Fighting Planes Grounded over Safety The federal government's grounding of 33 air tankers used for fighting wildfires leaves forestry officials scrambling for craft to use in combating the ...

Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why they can't fly in certain conditions.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire, has a fleet of more than 60 aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state, making ...

Coming in just a whisper larger than the Ilyushin is the DC-10. This heavy tanker can hold an impressive 12,000 gallons of fire fighting liquid in an exterior tank beneath the plane's hull.

After drone diverts fire-fighting planes, ... (R-El Dorado) want to increase the penalty for interfering with fire fighting efforts in California from a $1,000 fine to a maximum $5,000 fine.

Several aircraft were spotted around the fire through Flightradar24.com, with sometimes half a dozen or more aircraft circling the fire at any given point. Which planes were spotted fighting the fire?

State officials are adding two PC-12 airplanes with thermal imaging technology to their firefighting fleet. They say Colorado will be the first to own planes equipped with the technology. Rocco ...

Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why they can't fly in certain conditions.

Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why they can't fly in certain conditions.

Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why they can't fly in certain conditions.

Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why they can't fly in certain conditions.