A video shows the cockpit view of California Air National Guard pilots flying low and dropping fire retardant over the Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County.

There are strict rules for aircraft operating in and around a fire to make sure everyone’s flying in a predictable manner.

Local firefighting systems need more permanent, reliable employment, because sometimes neighboring communities, states and ...

Billings Flight Service helps fight major fires at home and overseas --- including the ongoing California wildfires. The ...

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Additional C-130s with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems will join California firefighters, the U.S. Air Force reported Monday. Water and chemical fire retardant are used to fight wildfires.

MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. - Hundreds of National Guard members are now involved in multiple air and ground ...

When deployed as a firefighting aircraft, the C-130 can be equipped with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) unit to support other air tankers in aerial suppression. The MAFFS units ...

"Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal spoke to Dargan Marquis, senior wildfire adviser to the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and ...

Our reporter caught up with a number of people who had prepared for wildfires with built-in systems. “I’m sleeping with one ...