California has completed assembly of the world's largest civilian helicopter firefighting fleet with the arrival of two final Fire Hawk helicopters, marking a stark contrast to federal cuts in ...
Washington (CNN) — A firefighting helicopter crew’s decision to fly an altitude higher than they were cleared for and the subsequent rapid descent led to the deaths of three people in a midair ...
The contract between Orange County Fire Authority, Southern California Edison and several other local fire departments that ...
Hailed at its inception as a joint public-private partnership between the county fire agencies of Los Angeles, Ventura and ...
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Firefighters are relying more and more on aerial attacks to combat wildfires across Central California and the state, including the most recent "Boneyard Fire" along ...
If a massive wildfire were to spark in Orange County, will there now be less of a firefight from the air?That's the question ...
Marin County officials observed a demonstration of a UH-60 Blackhawk firefighting helicopter on Wednesday at Gnoss Field. The helicopter is part of the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. firefighting ...