Abilene Regional Airport's new ramp will help to prepare not only Texas' wildfire response, but surrounding state's as well.

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

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

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

U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard ...

Captain RK Smithley flies McDonnell Douglas DC-10 fire ... into tanker planes for a New Mexico-based company called 10Tanker. The DC-10 is one of dozens of aircraft assisting in fighting the ...

Fire fighting Resources Assigned “Several fires have broken ... waterscoopers (amphibious planes), Large Air Tankers (LATs), C-130’s with the Military Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) and DC-10 ...

The caption reads, “#BREAKING: Tanker planes are now scooping up water ... was shared on social media by Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Air Operations. (RELATED: No, Firefighters In LA Are Not ...

Taking part in one of the most ambitious aerial assaults on a wildfire ever seen, Cal Fire’s team have pioneered new tactics and learned lessons they hope will help others fighting the ...

When a blaze fuelled by hurricane-force winds broke out in the Palisades on 7 January, Cal Fire joined an unprecedented operation to stomp it out made up of the National Guard, the city of Los Angeles ...

The caption reads, “#BREAKING: Tanker planes are now ... media by Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Air Operations. (RELATED: No, Firefighters In LA Are Not Fighting Wildfires Using ...

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.