A California National Guard pilot describes how flyers perform a firefighting mission in the battle against Los Angeles’ ...

Billings Flight Service helps fight major fires at home and overseas --- including the ongoing California wildfires. The ...

A post shared on social media purportedly shows a video of a helicopter lifting water out of the Pacific Ocean to fight the ...

The very large air tankers typically take center stage during the day. But once the sun goes down, they're grounded, and the ...

A video filmed from a fire-fighting helicopter dumping water on a fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles ...

Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous flying ...

Tanker 47 rears up as helicopter pilot Darren Davies settles it to hover over the Encino Reservoir, a half-mile-wide ...

Researchers and startup founders are rushing to develop and deploy drones, sensors and satellite imagery analysis that they ...

Fighting around Sudan’s largest oil refinery has set the sprawling complex ablaze, sending thick, black smoke over the ...

Helicopters in particular - able to drop vast ... pioneered new tactics and learned lessons they hope will help others fighting the increasing numbers of wildfires globally. This is their story.

These agencies operate a large fleet of aircraft — including fixed-wing planes and helicopters — that work in tandem to contain even the most destructive of wildfires. These planes and ...

An aircraft helping to fight wildfires that are raging across Los Angeles was struck by a civilian drone on Thursday. The ...