Knocking down a wildfire often requires an all-out assault by aerial firefighting and ground teams. Each firefighting ...

Aero-Flite has brought five aerial firefighting aircraft to Chico, Calif., for its annual Spring Training. This two-week program prepares pilots for the wildfire season and supports deployment to ...

Explore the upcoming Fire Aviation Training Set For Area, focusing on aerial water drops and fire response training.

KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) - According to Nicole Shoemaker, a firefighter and driver with Killeen fire department that is training people how to operate an aerial ladder truck, there is more to operating ...

Kawak Aviation Technologies Inc. is drawing renewed attention to its advanced aerial firefighting equipment as the wildland fire community observes the one-year anniversary of the January 2025 ...

They are more than 65 feet long, with a wingspan of roughly 93 feet; inside, only a pilot and co-pilot sit. The power and purpose of these planes come from their tanks, which hold 1,600 gallons of ...

Amentum (NYSE: AMTM) has been awarded a $425 million contract by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to deliver aerial firefighting support to the state. The initial ...