Hughes Fire: California Air National Guard releases video showing cockpit view of plane fighting the blaze
A video shows the cockpit view of California Air National Guard pilots flying low and dropping fire retardant over the Hughes ...
AI could help fight Colorado wildfires under newly introduced bill
The Senate Transportation and Energy Committee will review a newly introduced bill that proposes the use of artificial ...
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Texarkana team returns home from fighting California wildfire
The Texarkana, TX Fire Department’s TIFMAS team is back home safe after spending two weeks assisting with the battle against ...
Wildfires Are Revealing the Limits of Our Hydrant Systems
While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large ...
Inside the cockpit: National Guard air tanker attacks Hughes Fire
U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercules ...
7 Different Aircraft Used For Aerial Firefighting
Aerial firefighting has become an essential part of wildfire suppression strategies, offering the speed, precision, and ...
Mystery solved: Helicopter flying over Lake Texoma training for fire fighting
Billings Flight Service helps fight major fires at home and overseas --- including the ongoing California wildfires. The ...
Can California’s battery storage industry survive Moss Landing fire? It better | Opinion
The fire confirmed the worst fears of a Central Coast community where a new battery farm is planned, writes SLO.
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Water, always essential to fighting fires
Help in fighting the recent Los Angeles fires came from many corners, and the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District was part ...
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Six Oregon Department of Forestry strike teams return home from fighting S. California wildfires
The Oregon Department of Forestry is welcoming back 70 firefighters on six strike teams who have been assigned to the fires ...
Take the pilot’s seat as C-130 aircraft flies over California wildfire and drops retardant
The planes can “discharge their entire load of up to 3,000 gallons of retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide, or they can make variable drops ...