A Cal Fire representative said the aircraft was needed as a statewide resource “as we continue to see the increase in fire ...
A military aircraft converted to fight California wildfires is in the air after years of federal delays. The first of seven C-130 aircraft transferred from the U.S. Coast Guard and retrofitted is ...
Federal authorities are investigating a dual small-plane crash which left one pilot dead, NBC News reported. The tragic ...
Cal Fire already had the world's largest aerial fleet. This addition now enhances those efforts even more. "Just by the speed and the amount of retardant these planes can carry, it's going to ...
A C-130H Hercules airtanker is taking to the skies for CAL FIRE for the first time this week. These aircraft are former military planes which have been retrofitted for aerial firefighting ...