U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard ...
A video shows the cockpit view of California Air National Guard pilots flying low and dropping fire retardant over the Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County.
Aerial firefighting has become an essential part of wildfire suppression strategies, offering the speed, precision, and ...
We work as a team with the tanker base, with the mechanics who keep us ... but also because we're fighting fire while wedged ...
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.
Billings Flight Service helps fight major fires at home and overseas --- including the ongoing California wildfires. The ...
As wildfires continue to burn in California, the Albuquerque-based 10 Tanker is still hard at work helping ground crews with ...
ONE OF THEM IS THEIR C-130 AIR TANKER, KCRA 3’S ... totaling 32,000 gallons of retardant. Fire crews from Northern California are assisting in fighting the devastating fires in Los Angeles ...
SAN DIEGO — Crews were making progress fighting a brush fire that caused thousands ... while helicopters made water drops and ...
Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why ...