While wildfires are fairly common in California, it is currently reeling under the effects of one of the worst wildfire ...

At first glance, the Firehawk helicopter might just look like any other aircraft in the sky, but there's a reason this one keeps turning heads. Whether it's flying over wildfires or landing in the ...

Late last month, San Diego County leaders and fire officials celebrated a vote to add a much-needed, nighttime firefighting helicopter to the county’s fleet. Firefighting agencies in the county have ...

Carrying a 1,000-gallon water tank, the CAL FIRE Hawk can attack wildfires at night when cooler temperatures and lighter winds make operations ideal. The new CAL FIRE Hawk firefighting helicopter.

When San Diego’s fire season hits its peak this year, there should be a couple of new tools in the firefighter’s old toolbox. Among them, two new brush rigs, which are trucks designed for fighting ...

Fighting the deadly wildfires in Southern California requires a coordinated team effort – from tactical crews attacking hazardous hot spots on the ground to planes and helicopters providing fire ...

Pilots gave a mini-demonstration Monday morning of the newest addition to the Pima County sheriff's Air Unit - an American Eurocopter. The helicopter hovered over second base in Kino Stadium, making a ...

CABAZON, Calif. — Mark Whaling and a crew raced up and down a hill in a tanker truck as they battled a wildfire in Los Angeles County, scrambling to get water from a street hydrant in time to stay ...