General aviation airports play vital roles in fighting fires and supporting supply lines when disaster strikes.

The exercise is an annual requirement by the Federal Aviation Administration to recertification of fire and rescue personnel, officials said.

When the wildfires broke out on Jan. 7 across Los Angeles County, the unprecedented force of the Santa Ana winds delayed the aerial firefighting response. Although winds reached 100 mph at their peak, ...

The name "McGhee Tyson" doesn't roll off the tongue, but there are many reasons to keep it, including a binding contract from ...

GOMA: Goma, which fell to M23 fighters and the Rwandan military last week, has become a symbol of the conflict that has ...

Dreuitt’s son Ramesses was with his father when their car caught fire near the crash site Friday night, engulfing the ...

On the streets I once walked and drove down daily, near the shopping centre where I bought my groceries, dead bodies lay prostrate and forgotten. Artillery shells were dropped with impunity on Goma’s ...

The families of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are ...

The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in eastern Congo have declared a unilateral ceasefire, citing humanitarian ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to keep providing support to the DRC despite nationwide calls to withdraws SANDF troops.

Kolkata: A fire erupted at Kolkata airport when sparks from welding work ignited a flex in the terminal's arrival area, triggering a mini scare on Wednesday. Prompt action by airport personnel and ...