As wildfires continue to burn in California, the Albuquerque-based 10 Tanker is still hard at work helping ground crews with ...

Aerial firefighting has become an essential part of wildfire suppression strategies, offering the speed, precision, and ...

The Los Angeles fires first started on January 7, 2025, as a result of strong winds. According to NBC, the first area to be ...

Cal Fire has its own fleet of aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state that can reach most fires within about 20 minutes.

I'm a third-generation firefighter — and I'm helping to battle the LA fires from the air in a DC-10 fire bomber. Here's how we do it.

Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Captain RK Smithley, a pilot flying McDonnell Douglas DC-10 widebody airliners converted into tanker planes ... the air fighting fire, so ...

For instance, 10 Tanker Air Carrier said Monday ... The Air National Guard has flown C-130 Hercules planes "equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems" to the Los Angeles area, where ...

Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why they can't fly in certain conditions. NBC Universal, Inc. High winds ...