SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Cal Fire officials are urging the public to keep drones away from active wildfires after a near collision last week between a drone and a firefighting helicopter battling the ...

A firefighting helicopter crew’s decision to fly an altitude higher than they were cleared for and the subsequent rapid descent led to the deaths of three people in a midair collision in 2023, ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Firefighters are relying more and more on aerial attacks to combat wildfires across Central California and the state, including the most recent "Boneyard Fire" along ...

TRUCKEE, Calif. — As ground crews work hard to contain the Conner Fire near Minden, air crews were also helping out from the skies on Friday. One of the aircraft that was used to drop water on the ...

EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. — The pilot of a firefighting helicopter escaped with minor injuries after an "aircraft incident" Friday afternoon. The U.S. Forest Service said an aircraft incident involving a ...

CULVER, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Large retardant planes get much of the focus of wildfire-fighting attention, but the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office pointed out Monday just how key the water-scooping planes ...

A Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter based at Napa County Airport is ready during an emergency to take off, reach a newly started wildfire within minutes, and hit it with 2,300 gallons of water. The ...

INVESTIGATION, AND WITH GRASS FIRES ALREADY POPPING UP, CAL FIRE IS JOINING FORCES WITH THE MILITARY TO PREPARE FOR WILDFIRE SEASON. KCRA 3’S MELANIE WINGO JOINING US NOW FROM MATHER, WHERE THE THREE ...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Army helicopters continued attempts Tuesday morning to contain a brush fire at a Hawaii training range that has already burned 570 acres since it began Monday. The fire in the ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Just minutes after a medical helicopter crashed onto a California highway, Sacramento Fire Capt. Peter Vandersluis found himself directing an impromptu response team of about 15 ...

“I was able to prove myself and kind of kick butt out there,” says Horton Smoke plumes and an orange glow render the typically picturesque tree-lined view above hazy mountains into a nightmarish, ...

A helicopter fighting a massive wildfire in France crashed into a lake while attempting to pick up water to refill its reservoir. The dramatic incident occurred above Rosporden Lake shortly after 7 pm ...