U.S. Northern Command has activated military cargo planes equipped to drop retardant as an intensifying peak wildfire season stretches the U.S. Forest Service air tanker fleet. Two C-130 Hercules ...

MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management relies on a multitude of resources when battling fires — some of those resources are currently based out of the Marana ...

Firefighters battling a stubborn brush fire in Joshua Tree National Park on Friday, May 30 urgently requested major air support, including a very large air tanker, a large air tanker and a type three ...

WHITE SAGE, AZ (AZFamily) — Highway closures and evacuations remain in effect as a wildfire burns more than 51,000 acres in far northern Coconino County. It is one of two blazes raging at or near the ...

The newly renovated Santa Maria Air Tanker Base includes a second-floor operations room and upgraded ground facilities to support faster aircraft turnaround and expanded aerial firefighting efforts.

A $12 million construction project at the Ramona Airport will provide much-needed improvements to Cal Fire’s air-attack base there and allow it to more quickly load fire retardant onto larger air ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - As wildfire season intensifies across Western Colorado, firefighting aircraft are once again becoming a critical line of defense. At the Grand Junction Air Center, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Five large air tankers that had been grounded over safety concerns will be back fighting fires Monday now that their private operator has demonstrated they are safe to fly, federal ...

And the Forest Service is still working out the balance of large air tankers, helicopters, planes that can scoop water from lakes and single-engine air tankers. On the fringe sit the Very Large Air ...

Jun. 3—Led by a New Mexico senator and congressman, bipartisan legislation that would allow the Department of Defense to sell excess aircraft and aircraft parts to be used for wildfire suppression is ...

BILLINGS — Large air tankers will continue to have a role in helping fight wildfires for the ‘‘foreseeable future,'' a top U.S. Forest Service official says, but how many will be available for the ...