TRUCKEE, Calif. — As ground crews work hard to contain the Conner Fire near Minden, air crews were also helping out from the skies on Friday. One of the aircraft that was used to drop water on the ...

Cal Fire conducted a prescribed burn in San Jose on Tuesday, which was scheduled to conclude on Wednesday afternoon. The burn is meant to reduce fuels for a potential future wildfire, and give fire ...

A Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter based at Napa County Airport is ready during an emergency to take off, reach a newly started wildfire within minutes, and hit it with 2,300 gallons of water. The ...

Columbia Helicopters will deploy four civil Chinook heavy-lift rotorcraft to Turkey in the coming months following the renewal of an aerial firefighting contract. Signed with Istanbul-based CMC ...

GREER, AZ — Aerial firefighting crews play a crucial role in battling wildfires, using specialized aircraft and tactical approaches that vary based on fire conditions and terrain. At the scene of the ...

Cal Fire added six new night-flying CH-47 Chinook helicopters, one of which is now located at the Paso Robles Air Attack Base. Photo courtesy of Cal Fire San Luis Obispo Unit Just as California moves ...