aerial firefighting has become an essential part of wildfire suppression strategies, offering the speed, precision, and versatility needed to battle these massive blazes. Various types of aircraft are ...

Thousands of firefighters across the area have been working tirelessly to curb the damage done by these fires. To help put out these raging fires, firefighters have deployed many aerial firefighting ...

This legislation reinstates an authority, ensuring continued access to surplus military aircraft that can be repurposed for aerial firefighting operations. Originally established under the ...

CAL FIRE/USFS Aerial Firefighting Drop Safety Video The clip features a firefighting Grumman S-2 aircraft, which can drop around 800 gallons of firefighting goop with each pass, and a first ...

Private drones being flown near the wildfires consuming Los Angeles County continued to interfere with aerial firefighting ... in the way of low-flying firefighting aircraft and delay emergency ...

It’s a dangerous job. Since 2020, there have been 14 fatal aerial firefighting aircraft crashes resulting in the deaths of 25 aerial firefighting crew members in the U.S. In contrast ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ... also grounded some planes early on from their aerial missions. The last DC-10 aircraft rolled off the McDonnell Douglas production ...