Firefighting aircraft have been key in California's battle against the wildfires raging in Los Angeles over the past week. An array of aerial firefighters have dropped thousands of gallons of red fire ...

Supporting aerial firefighting missions, the Boeing 767 is set to become the next chapter in Coulson Aviation USA's Very Large Airtanker program (also known as VLAT ). The program will mark a ...

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 ...

The recent deaths of two wildfire officials in a plane crash has drawn more attention to the work they were doing as part of the suppression efforts: Aerial reconnaissance, supervision and control. As ...

At a recent global launch ceremony in Yunfu, China, EHang revealed the 216F and demonstrated its capability to extinguish a high-rise fire. With a maximum flight altitude of 600 meters, the 216F can ...

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, ...

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, ...

The tender process for the purchase of three firefighting aircraft is currently under way, with one of the aircraft to be financed through the Recovery and Resilience Facility, permanent secretary of ...

SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO — Millions of dollars are being invested to expand the region’s ability to fight fires from the air, with county government moving ahead with plans to buy a twin-engine helicopter ...

EHang has unveiled what it says is the world's first large-payload firefighting aerial vehicle built to tackle fires in high-rise buildings. The 216F can reach up to 1,970 feet high and carry 39.6 ...

Across the western US, firefighters have been busy tackling one of the worst wildfire seasons to date. The year has been unprecedented in both size — accounting for some of California's largest ever, ...

EL CAJON, Calif. — As peak fire season escalates across San Diego County, emergency crews are taking their firefighting mission to new heights. On Tuesday, CAL FIRE brought together its aerial ...