Cal Fire’s Ramona Air Attack Base celebrated its reopening Monday after undergoing construction to redesign its aging ...

The CalFire aircraft stationed there are considered crucial to stopping wildfires while small and less destructive.

Wildfires can start anywhere, anytime, but usually happen during the hotter, drier months. What makes them dangerous is how fast flames travel — up to 14 miles an hour. That's why wildfires can cover ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 22-acre brushfire has been contained in San Bernardino County, California, according to Cal Fire. The fire broke out on the ...

Aerial operations started shortly after the blaze was reported on May 18. Lake Bard became the primary source of water for aircraft during the fire, officials said. Crews fighting the Sandy Fire in ...

For 33 years, LA County Fire has used giant planes that scoop water out of the sea for dousing wildfires. They renewed ...

May 11—The state has added two specialized planes to its firefighting fleet at a time when much of the region is under high, very high and extremely high fire danger. Two Fire Boss aircraft have been ...

Hailed at its inception as a joint public-private partnership between the county fire agencies of Los Angeles, Ventura and Orange County and SoCal Edison, the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) program has ...

The loud whir of helicopter rotors is almost constant at the Aspen Acres fire dip site located in a huge grassy meadow near ...

Lake Pueblo State Park is a popular location to spend Independence Day for many people in southern Colorado, but officials are warning the public to stay near the shorelines this year.

Texas A&M Forest Service is building a state-managed fleet of wildland firefighting aircraft, beginning with the purchase of ...