CAL FIRE says that the air rescue program was developed to enable helitack crews to rescue fire personnel from fires. Over ...

In the wake of more than two decades of deadly wildland fires, tribes in the West hope new partnerships will help reduce the ...

The two week training program was created to give helitack crews the ability to rescue fire personnel from fires. Each year, ...

Arizona has made progress in wildland fire cooperation ... when the Adams Fire torched 30,000 acres, we and the BIA worked on the northeastern corner of the nation," he said, "and the base ...

Public Information Officer Rachael-Anne Boughton shared that the resources include one CAL FIRE Helicopter from Vina Helitack Base, one fire engine from Paskenta Fire Station, two Fire Crew Strike ...

In response to the distressed call after 6 pm, a feat of aeronautics was displayed as CAL FIRE SCU Copter 605 from the Alma Helitack Base heroically hoisted the injured hiker to safety.

The race was moved to its northern route in early March after the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection declared an early wildland fire season ... special hourly base rates depending ...

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

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