I'm a pilot fighting the CA wildfires from a tanker plane. Here's how we pull off maneuvers commercial aircraft wouldn't dare.
Captain RK Smithley explains how an orchestrated effort between air traffic controllers, mechanics, and loaders helps fight ...
FBI investigating drone that left massive hole in firefighter plane battling Palisades Fire
The firefighting aircraft dip into the water before dumping its contents over the wildfires, prompting California officials ...
FBI searching for drone operator that grounded aircraft battling Pacific Palisades fire
The FBI said it is seeking info about the collision of an unauthorized drone with a firefighting aircraft flying over the ...
Oldest FDNY retiree who died at 103 remembered for lifetime of heroics, including response to 1960 NYC plane crash
I’m 72 years old and my father was 103 years old, and I still went to him for advice, believe it or not,” his son said. “He ...
Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control send aircraft to assist firefighters in California
As wildfires continue to rip through southern California, forcing thousands from their homes, the Colorado Division of Fire ...
FBI investigating Los Angeles firefighting aircraft damaged by drone
An investigation is underway into an unauthorized drone that hit a firefighting aircraft while it battled raging wildfires in ...
Here’s what it’s like to manage Cal Fire’s aircraft during a massive wildfire
Air attack How firefighting the Palisades and Eaton fires is coordinated from the sky. Busy skies Cal Fire had more than 60 aircraft within its firefighting fleet in the effort to combat fires ...
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Game Aerospace Developing All-Composite Firefighter
U.S. aerobatic aircraft manufacturer Game Composites has acquired a landing gear manufacturer to increase its vertical ...
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Opinion: L.A. was lucky, with lots of help fighting fires. But no one should count on luck
This is how firefighters from neighboring states like Nevada and Arizona can currently be found on the fire lines in L.A., and why the aircraft overhead bear liveries from nearby Orange County and ...
Los Angeles Firefighters Are Getting an Assist From Canada's Water-Bombing Planes
For 30 years, the aircraft have been part of California's fire defenses. In a warming world, these types of cross-border ...
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Here’s what it’s like to manage Cal Fire’s aircraft during a massive wildfire
Hudson has worked for Cal Fire since 1998 as a firefighter, engineer, captain and battalion chief. Hudson says, “Cal Fire has air bases strategically located so aircraft can reach a fire in 20 m ...