Aerial firefighting has become an essential part of wildfire suppression strategies, offering the speed, precision, and ...

Carrying massive loads of water or fire retardant, fast-moving specialized aircraft help contain the spread of wildfires.

Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.

Additional C-130s with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems will join California ... equipment and cause damage to tools, such as tanks, hydrants and hoses, according to Technology.org.

"It isn't like you just throw a tank in and you're doing this," he ... 10 Tanker's Kerley said. Aerial firefighting pilots' ages span decades. He has nearly 30 on staff. Eight mechanics are ...

Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why ...

With more than 60 fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft under its aegis, Cal Fire has the largest civil aerial firefighting ... are allowed to fill their water tanks from lakes, rivers, and any ...