A fleet of firefighting aircraft sits at the Santa Maria Public Airport where the state's extreme fire weather has led to an ...

U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard ...

Overnight water drops helped stop the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles.

Air support for water drops ... herd paths throughout the State Forest. There is also an unpaved parking area,” according to the DEC. The fire’s current proximity to homes and businesses ...

Air tankers and chemical fire retardants have been used since the 1950s, allowing firefighters to reach difficult spots. The U.S. Forest Service says retardants are used to "slow the rate of ...