The Jackson Hole Airport is in the early stages of planning for construction of a new facility to store its firefighting ...

A hiker who was "barely holding on" after a 100-foot fall from a northern California cliff was rescued in the nick of time, ...

A dramatic cliffside rescue unfolded on the rugged Lost Coast in Northern California as the U.S. Coast Guard saved two ...

Two hikers, including a man who slid down a slope and was stuck clinging to a near vertical hill above a boulder ridden drop, ...

Budget 2025 contains over $19 million in protection for communities from flood and drought, the province said in an announcement March 27.

Luckily, through training and prior coordination, the Sector Humboldt Bay Command Center was able to coordinate a Fuel Tender Truck from CALFIRE Kneeland Helitack stationed at Fortuna Airfield.

After suffering a disappointing veto last year, supporters of an effort to transition 3000 seasonal firefighters into an ...

"Luckily, through training and prior coordination, the Sector Humboldt Bay Command Center was able to coordinate a Fuel Tender Truck from CAL FIRE Kneeland Helitack stationed at Fortuna Airfield," the ...

Other notable projects to receive funding: – Building a retaining wall to protect the Slave Lake Airport and Helitack Base during floods. – Constructing a berm to safeguard Siksika Nation’s ...

“Mentally, it’s pretty stressful,” said a helitack squad leader for the Department of the Interior with about 10 years of experience. Helitack crews are ferried to fires via helicopter.