The Los Angeles fires first started on January 7, 2025, as a result of strong winds. According to NBC, the first area to be ...

It's the stuff of fantasy: jet fuel making a dieselvehicle tak e off like, well, a jet. But what really happens if you put ...

Canadian CL-415 Super Scooper, one of the world's most effective firefighting aircraft, is quite different from the ...

Aerial firefighting has become an essential part of wildfire suppression strategies, offering the speed, precision, and ...

Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.

Ukraine’s heavy multicopter bombers get little attention compared to other drones, but may be hitting Russian forces much ...

The primary aircraft used are tactical planes ... The Sikorsky S70i Hawk has a fixed tank containing 1,000 gallons of water or foam with pilot-controlled drop volumes. Airtankers, specifically the ...

Conrad "Connie" Kalitta's air transport company is lending a hand to keep the air tankers battling the blazes.

This is the story of the Canadair CL-415, a Canadian-designed, Canadian-built amphibious water bomber pulling overtime over ...

The aircraft can hold about 4,500 liters (1,200 gallons) of fire retardant that it can drop in the path of fires. The planes are smaller than many air tankers and can be used in fast initial ...