Retrofitted C-130 cargo plane can fly farther, faster and carry more fire retardant than other Cal Fire aircraft ...

The VLAT is just one of five types of aircraft fighting the raging Table Rock Fire, which grew expansively on Thursday, charring nearly 8700 acres as of Thursday evening. The Table Rock Fire continues ...

CAL FIRE will be deploying multiple C-130 aircraft that have been modified for firefighting response across the state of ...

"We use (helicopters) to put out fire in areas that are difficult to reach, especially in the mountains," she said. Chutaphorn and her six-member crew flew over Huai Bok reservoir, collecting 3,000 ...

The plane, a 1984 model acquired from the U.S. Coast Guard, is a type used by the military ... the propellers of a C130H aircraft, the latest addition to Cal Fire’s aerial firefighting force ...