As firefighters worked on the ground to battle the Stinky Fire, one local pilot helped from above to help slow the flames ...

The aircraft can drop up to 1,000 gallons of water, transport crews into remote terrain, and eventually conduct nighttime ...

Cal Fire helicopters will sweep low over Folsom Lake on Friday and Saturday as crews stage one of the agency’s final major ...

Late last month, San Diego County leaders and fire officials celebrated a vote to add a much-needed, nighttime firefighting helicopter to the county’s fleet. Firefighting agencies in the county have ...

REEDLEY, Calif. (KFSN) -- On Friday, Action News climbed aboard a helicopter at the Garnet Fire Reedley Helibase. "This aircraft can fly for about two hours," airbase manager Joe Romero with the U.S.

Washington (CNN) — A firefighting helicopter crew’s decision to fly an altitude higher than they were cleared for and the subsequent rapid descent led to the deaths of three people in a midair ...

EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. — The pilot of a firefighting helicopter escaped with minor injuries after an "aircraft incident" Friday afternoon. The U.S. Forest Service said an aircraft incident involving a ...

California fire coordinators are offering the public a unique look at the aerial battle against the Sandy Fire in Simi Valley ...

A firefighting aircraft was seen dropping flame retardant on the Bain Fire in Riverside, California, on Tuesday, May 19. X ...