Retrofitted C-130 cargo plane can fly farther, faster and carry more fire retardant than other Cal Fire aircraft ...

Cal Fire currently has over 60 planes and helicopters within its firefighting fleet — and aircraft from its fleet have been heavily involved in the ongoing effort to combat the flames from above.

These planes and helicopters have a simple job to do ... With more than 60 fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft under its aegis, Cal Fire has the largest civil aerial firefighting fleet in the ...