The Los Angeles fires were burning evidence of how dangerous this delusion is. The fires were a bonfire of bad ideas that had ...

also known as Cal Fire, has a fleet of more than 60 aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state, making it the largest civil aerial firefighting fleet in the ...

In addition, the Governor will direct the CAL FIRE – Office of the State Fire Marshal to release ... The Newsom Administration has also overseen the expansion of California’s aerial firefighting fleet ...

These investments include firefighters, fire equipment, helicopters, hazardous materials management ... leading to the County’s partnership with Cal Fire in 2005 and the formation of San Diego County ...

The CH-47 Chinook has been a critical part of the JSDF’s helicopter fleet since the 1980s and currently serves in both the JGSDF and the JASDF. Japan operates the CH-47J and CH-47JA variants to ...

Cal Fire had a training course on helicopter operations at Folsom Lake. The seven-day course included classroom and field work.

Federal authorities are investigating after a helicopter crashed into a frozen lake Thursday in Idaho killing a pilot and injuring one passenger. The crash involved a Bell 505 and took place at ...

A crash involving a U.S. Navy electronic-warfare aircraft in California this week is drawing attention to non-combat military ...

The helicopters were procured rapidly to replace the NHIndustries MRH-90 Taipan (also known as NH90) following several high profile crashes and widespread fleet unreliability. Originally planned ...

“The decommissioning of the Sikorsky S-61A-4 by the Malaysian Armed Forces in 2020 exacerbated the fleet gap, increasing the operational burden on existing helicopters,” she said. Azalina was ...

UK defence officials have declared full operating capability (FOC) status for the Royal Navy’s (RN’s) fleet of upgraded Leonardo Helicopters AW101 Merlin Mk4/4a rotorcraft. Delivered via a £ ...