California has officially added a second massive air tanker to its firefighting fleet, marking a significant expansion in the state’s wildfire suppression efforts just ahead of what is expected to be ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The government is bolstering the nation's rundown aerial firefighting fleet by taking steps to add seven large tanker planes. But the aircraft likely won't be available soon and ...

Citing a fire season that “never went away” this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom officially welcomed expansion of the state’s aerial firefighting force on Thursday in an airplane hangar at McClellan Park near ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With peak fire season rapidly approaching, California has bolstered its firefighting arsenal by deploying a second C-130H Hercules airtanker, solidifying its status as home to the ...

WILL BE NO CUTS IN THIS SPACE, DESPITE UNCERTAINTY WITH THE STATE'S FINANCES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. CAL FIRE, EXPANDING ITS AERIAL ARSENAL AS IT GEARS UP FOR CALIFORNIA'S PEAK FIRE SEASON. THE NEW ...

California’s wildfire season is now nearly a year-round danger, as was seen by the devastating, fast-moving fires that swept through the Los Angeles area in January. Fueled by the effects of climate ...