Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aerial firefighting is "the closest thing to combat flying you'll find in civilian life," says Montie Vanlandingham, a retired ...

ROME—Burgeoning international demand for aerial firefighting aircraft is giving new life to an old airlifter. It was long assumed that when Airbus’ A400M took over transport duties in the French, ...

With the recent fire at the battery facility in Otay Mesa and the fire at the water reclamation plant in Santee, From the Archives went looking for firefighter pictures and found this photo of a San ...

The head of the United Aerial Firefighters Association, which has deployed about 200 pilots to Southern California to fight massive ongoing wildfires, told Fox News Digital that the scope of the fires ...

Devastating wildfires – including the infernos that recently ravaged Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California – only serve to highlight the critical role of aerial firefighting. Kate Broug, ...

A project being led by NASA could improve aerial firefighting operations, helping localities fight fires like the Quaker Run Fire that burned 4,000 acres of public, private and Shenandoah National ...

ROME—Saudi Arabia will establish a national aerial firefighting service using Thrush agricultural aircraft. Eight dual-cockpit Thrush 710P aircraft will be operated in the country through a contract ...

Cal Fire is adding to its aerial firefighting fleet, with two more Firehawk helicopters, Gov. Gavin Newsom and agency officials announced Thursday. The two additional Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A boost from the federal government may be coming soon for aerial firefighters. Firefighting aircraft play a vital role in tackling wildfires in our state and across the country, ...

Barcelona, July 14 th, 2025 – Vallfirest, a global leader in wildland firefighting equipment and innovation, has announced the acquisition of Aerial Fire Control PTY LTD, an Australian-based company ...

On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the azure sky and gleaming sun that are hallmarks of Los Angeles, California, were rapidly replaced by thick grey smoke swelling upwards from fast-moving fire within ...

Aerial firefighting is "the closest thing to combat flying you'll find in civilian life," says Montie Vanlandingham, a retired chief pilot for the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District who spent more ...