Cal Fire has added two new Firehawk helicopters to its fleet, bringing the total to 16. Governor Newsom called the additions a critical investment amid growing fire threats and federal funding cuts.

GRAND JUNCTION Colo. (KREX)- Federal crews already rely on drones for wildfire prevention and support work. Now a new system being tested in Aspen could take aerial firefighting a step further, using ...

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 the Mariposa-Tuolumne County line.

In Cape Town you know there’s a fire before you see or smell it. The thud thud of the big old Huey helicopters trailing ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday the addition of two Firehawk helicopters to strengthen that state's firefighting capabilities. The addition of the two Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk ...

CAL FIRE is now the "world's largest aerial firefighting fleet". Governor Newsom announced the addition of two new Sikorsky S-70i FIREHAWK helicopters in a press conference Thursday, bringing CAL FIRE ...

When a wildfire ignited south of Castle Rock on Tuesday, Douglas County requested state aviation support. Colorado's ...

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, ...

California has completed assembly of the world's largest civilian helicopter firefighting fleet with the arrival of two final Fire Hawk helicopters, marking a stark contrast to federal cuts in ...