When a blaze fuelled by hurricane-force winds broke out in the Palisades on 7 January, Cal Fire joined an unprecedented ...

Map showing the flight paths between Camarillo airport, Malibu and Los Angeles, image At sunset on 8 January, one of Cal Fire's Firehawk helicopters - "Copter 602" - heads to the ocean to fill its ...

A fast-moving wildfire erupted several miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in the San Diego area, blackening thousands of ...

Nine wildfires are currently burning across Southern California as of Friday morning, five of which ignited yesterday.

As of Friday afternoon, the Border fire was 4,250 acres in size and 10 percent contained, but no structures were threatened.

Among the newest aircraft in the arsenal: The S-70 Firehawk, sold by Stratford-based Sikorsky and a Colorado company that fits out the helicopters for firefighting duties. While Sikorsky makes the ...

The response includes more than 1,000 firefighters on 34 crews. Night flying CalFire Fire-Hawk helicopters provided aerial support and fixed wing aircraft were ordered Friday morning. Twelve ...

Cal Fire has 12 Sikorsky S70i Fire Hawk helicopters and plans to add four more. They're used in first responses to wildfires and for rescue missions. Cal Fire has 23 Grumman S-2T Airtankers ...