RAMONA, Calif. — California is now better equipped to fight wildfires as Cal Fire just added a new air tanker to its fleet. The C-130 Hercules is one of seven the state is retrofitting and ...

Tanker 122 has joined the the fleet of the state’s firefighting agency, CAL FIRE. “This marks an historic milestone in the agency’s ongoing commitment to CA!” Cal Fire chief Joe Tylor said ...

California's fire protection agency CalFire is adding air tankers to support firefighters and support communities under wildfire threat. The air tankers have the ability to hold 4,000 gallons of ...

Wildfires in California and Nevada are driving thousands from their homes as firefighters in the air and on the ground work ...

The state of California has a new tool to battle forest ... of flying faster and further than any other aircraft in CAL FIRE’s fleet, with a range of 800 miles and a payload of 4,000 gallons ...

the C130H has the greatest range of Cal Fire's aerial fleet. The aircraft has a range of 3,000 miles without its payload. "As wildfire frequency and severity increase across California ...

California officials waited more than five ... the fire had grown to over 500 acres and was about 15% contained. Cal Fire’s air fleet includes about two dozen tankers which can each hold about ...

California authorities said it could also slow down as temperatures cool, but the northern and eastern sides are still growing, according to CalFire. Four Blackhawk helicopters, two aircraft ...

Just 3 weeks after being added to the Cal Fire fleet, a converted military ... capable for different missions that makes the fleet versatile.” California officials have added a C-130 Hercules ...