Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.

Due to several recent wildfire activity across Southern California the past two weeks, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base has ...

Due to several recent wildfire activity across Southern California the past two weeks, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base has been reopened and is now providing vital service in the ongoing firefighting ...

The very large air tankers typically take center stage during the day. But once the sun goes down, they're grounded, and the ...

Wind from the ocean pushed the Border 2 fire east Friday and the evacuation area expanded to include Dulzura and other rural ...

Donald Trump scored a big win in Washington and visited North Carolina, California and Nevada on first trip since beginning ...

Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday for tens of thousands as firefighters slowed the spread of a huge wildfire in ...

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...

A video shows the cockpit view of California Air National Guard pilots flying low and dropping fire retardant over the Hughes ...

Help in fighting the recent Los Angeles fires came from many corners, and the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District was part ...

C-130J Super Hercules aircraft seen flying low while dropping fire retardant over the growing Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County. (Credit: 146 Airlift Wing/California Air National Guard/TMX) ...

Equipped with airborne fire-fighting systems, C-130 Super Hercules planes are flying missions over the wildfires in Southern ...