SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With peak fire season rapidly approaching, California has bolstered its firefighting arsenal by deploying a second C-130H Hercules airtanker, solidifying its status as home to the ...

California has officially added a second massive air tanker to its firefighting fleet, marking a significant expansion in the state’s wildfire suppression efforts just ahead of what is expected to be ...

WILL BE NO CUTS IN THIS SPACE, DESPITE UNCERTAINTY WITH THE STATE'S FINANCES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. CAL FIRE, EXPANDING ITS AERIAL ARSENAL AS IT GEARS UP FOR CALIFORNIA'S PEAK FIRE SEASON. THE NEW ...

Citing a fire season that “never went away” this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom officially welcomed expansion of the state’s aerial firefighting force on Thursday in an airplane hangar at McClellan Park near ...