For 33 years, LA County Fire has used giant planes that scoop water out of the sea for dousing wildfires. They renewed ...

Wildfires can start anywhere, anytime, but usually happen during the hotter, drier months. What makes them dangerous is how fast flames travel — up to 14 miles an hour. That's why wildfires can cover ...

The loud whir of helicopter rotors is almost constant at the Aspen Acres fire dip site located in a huge grassy meadow near ...

Aerial operations started shortly after the blaze was reported on May 18. Lake Bard became the primary source of water for aircraft during the fire, officials said. Crews fighting the Sandy Fire in ...

Lake Pueblo State Park is a popular location to spend Independence Day for many people in southern Colorado, but officials ...

May 11—The state has added two specialized planes to its firefighting fleet at a time when much of the region is under high, very high and extremely high fire danger. Two Fire Boss aircraft have been ...

Hailed at its inception as a joint public-private partnership between the county fire agencies of Los Angeles, Ventura and Orange County and SoCal Edison, the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) program has ...

Firefighting agencies across Canada have 10 new aircraft they can use as the 2026 wildfire season gets underway. Eleanor Olszewski, the federal minister of emergency management, announced in Ottawa on ...