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

SACRAMENTO -- Stepping into a virtual world to stay safe in the real one, Cal Fire is using augmented reality technology to ...

State legislators say the bipartisan bill would support overworked firefighters by addressing staffing issues.

A man was arrested for allegedly starting multiple fires in Riverside County this week, one of which burned a trailer at a ...

County also looking at buying more water tenders and wants to delve into wildfire preparedness across agencies ...

Cal Fire helicopters hummed along the coastline and ground fire crews gathered around a roof here, a fence there. But mostly, everything was just gone. On Thursday afternoon, from 3,000 feet in ...

Cal Fire has its own fleet of aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state that can reach most fires within about 20 minutes.

The whir of the helicopter blades fills the cabin as the aircraft circles the remains of several Los Angeles neighborhoods, ...

The Red Cross has set up a temporary evacuation shelter at Cuyamaca College, 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway in El Cajon.

Many of the choppers hurtling back and forth over LA belong to Cal Fire, the government agency tasked with protecting California from these disasters. For the pilots and helicopter teams ...

According to Cal Fire’s website, the fleet’s more than 60 planes and helicopters make it the largest department-owned fleet of aerial firefighting equipment in the world. Its fleet operates ...