CAL FIRE plans a $12 million upgrade at Ramona Air Attack Base to boost its firefighting capacity in San Diego County.

Crews observed increased activity on the Gill Gulch Fire Wednesday afternoon, prompting an aggressive aerial response seven ...

With the Gifford Fire burning just a few miles away east of Santa Maria, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base is providing ...

The vibrant red fire retardant is known as Phos-Chek and has been used by firefighters battling wildland blazes for over 50 years, according to its manufacturer, Perimeter Solutions.

Tucked behind Durango-La Plata County Airport lies the Durango Airtanker base – a hot swath of asphalt that for the past ...

It can lay a swath of fire retardant as wide as a football field for as long as a mile. CalFire says the modified 747 can drop 24,000 gallons, double that of the DC-10.

A wildfire west of Idaho Falls, known as the Lava Trail Fire, has been successfully contained after burning over 90 acres. The blaze started on Wednesday, August 6, near the lava trail inlet south of ...

A fire that started and grew to more than 100 acres on Sunday was fully contained as of 4 p.m. Monday. The Coulter Creek fire ...

Fire retardant coats a section of grape vines owned by Harry Merlo Jr., on the northwest edge of the Point Fire, Tuesday, June 18, 2024 near Lake Sonoma. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat) 2024 ...

Equipped with the MAFFS II system, Leonardo's C-27J Spartan NG emerges as a versatile multi-mission platform which can deliver precision water/fire retardant drops while complementing the trusted ...

Cal Fire also has seven new airtankers that were put into service in 2024 called the C-130 Hercules, which each hold 4,000 gallons of fire retardant.

The vibrant red fire retardant is known as Phos-Chek and has been used by firefighters battling wildland blazes for over 50 years, according to its manufacturer, Perimeter Solutions.