Once they clear practical training and get up in a real Fire Hawk, Cal Fire pilots typically must fly the helicopter during the daytime for about a year before being eligible to receive nighttime ...

Three people have died following a helicopter crash during a ... state's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), as well as a contracted pilot. They have not been named.

Forest fires are part of the natural cycle, but when fires threaten life and property on a grand scale, human intervention is ...

They've been tested in their tried and true and a lot of different theaters that have this kind of environment," said Cal Fire Helicopter Program Manager and Chief Pilot, Benjamin Berman.

In 1987, Scott accepted a position with California Federal Savings and Loan as a corporate pilot, flying both helicopters and ... AIR7 HD surveys Saddle Ridge Fire's path of damage AIR7 HD footage ...

Camarillo Airport in Ventura County, California, is playing a vital role in the efforts to extinguish the Mountain Fire.

Thousands of people were urged to flee an out-of-control wildfire burning around communities near Los Angeles on Thursday, ...

The brush fire sparked around 1:30 p.m. on the south side of Montezuma Road — an area filled with old, dry palm trees, ...

National Transportation Safety Board officials are reviewing the records of the pilot involved in a helicopter ... including ...

Helicopter Pilot Was Talking With Air Traffic Controller at the Time of Fatal Houston Crash HOUSTON (AP) — A helicopter pilot was speaking with an air traffic controller in Houston when the ...

Starting in 2025, the Honolulu Fire Department will fly a new twin-engine helicopter to incidents ranging from searches and ...