The MQ-8 Fire Scout in service for the Navy today reaches a top speed of about 135 knots, or roughly 155 miles per hour. It ...

The U.S. Forest Service has shifted aerial wildfire firefighting resources along Colorado's Front Range. Two large 'sky crane ...

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The AH-64 Apache, developed in the 1970s as a premier “tank killer” for the U.S. Army, has evolved into one of the world’s ...

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They are our focus and will remain so.” Rescue teams continue working to find those missing after flooding (Kerrville Police ...

The CH-47 Chinook helicopter can hold 2,300 gallons of water at a time and takes only 40 seconds to fully refill its tank, making it a major advantage in fighting Central Coast fires.

A Chinook Type 1 helicopter will be stationed at the Truckee Tahoe Airport this summer to assist with firefighting efforts in the region.

Cal Fire has a firefighting Chinook helicopter based at Napa County Airport, plus helicopters in neighboring Lake and Sonoma counties.

Cal Fire’s aerial firefighting fleet comprises more than 60 Grumman S-2Ts, Bell UH-1H Super Hueys, Sikorsky S70i’s, North American OV-10As, and C-130 Hercules aircraft. These are spread across 14 air ...

CAL FIRE's three giant water-dropping helicopters are now based across three North Bay counties where they'll likely be needed this summer.

A Cal Fire helicopter flies near Morrison Canyon Road as firefighters contain a 70-acre blaze that ignited in the remote area just east of Fremont, according to Cal Fire, on Monday, June 16, 2025.