Firefighting technology is more than just fire trucks and fire hydrants, as evidenced by this incredibly effective and ...

C-130s don’t just haul cargo - they can be fitted to drop massive lines of fire retardant right where crews on the ground ...

The newly renovated Santa Maria Air Tanker Base includes a second-floor operations room and upgraded ground facilities to support faster aircraft turnaround and expanded aerial firefighting efforts.

A haze of smoke from Border Fire 18 covers the landscape on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of CalFire San Diego via Alert California) A brush fire burned dozens of acres Saturday south of Dulzura in the ...

KILLEEN, Texas — When wildfires threaten Texas communities, help arrives from the sky at 400 miles per hour. The Texas A&M Forest Service has stationed specialized air tankers at Killeen Regional ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Air tankers were grounded Wednesday in California after one of the aircraft crashed into a steep canyon wall while fighting a blaze in Yosemite National Park, killing ...

Pershing County, Nev., has taken delivery of three Midwest Fire side control tanker-pumpers built on 2016 Freightliner M2 112 chassis. The units feature 4,000-gallon APR polypropylene tanks, 1,000 gpm ...

How a Russian Jet Fighter Nearly Collided with Gigantic US Bomber in the Air ...

VENTURA, Calif. – A Boeing 707 military tanker plane crashed and burst into flames Wednesday as it took off from Point Mugu Naval Air Station in Southern California, injuring the three people on board ...

BOONES MILL — The Boones Mill Volunteer Fire Department and Franklin County Public Safety have had a monthslong debate over funding for a new tanker truck. The two sides recognize the need for a new ...