McClellan Airport is where Cal Fire Aviation is headquartered, and it is where Dirk Verdoorn took a look at some of the aircraft that they use to keep California safe.

Cal Fire operates the largest aerial firefighting fleet in the world, with around 70 fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft that ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—Automated cockpit developer Skyryse has partnered with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) to study the use of the Los Angeles-based company’s SkyOS ...

Multiple helicopters and nearly 40 Cal Fire personnel are expected Thursday at Folsom Lake for aviation training exercises. Two aviation courses are expected to take place, including water drops, ...

The Ramona Air Attack Base reopened Monday following a months-long construction project that paves the way for a new tanker base at the fire station. Local leaders gathered to celebrate the county’s ...

The CalFire aircraft stationed there are considered crucial to stopping wildfires while small and less destructive.

RAMONA, Calif. — CalFire will soon add two powerful new aircraft to its Ramona Air Attack Base, significantly boosting the agency's firefighting capabilities in San Diego County. The new fleet ...

A research and innovation project established by Sikorsky and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) could lead to an autonomous version of the airframer’s S-70 Firehawk ...

California has completed the expansion of its aerial firefighting fleet with the addition of its final two Firehawk helicopters, bringing the total to 16. Cal Fire and Governor Gavin Newsom announced ...

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