A multitude of planes and helicopters are helping fight the Los Angeles area wildfires. Wildfires have been raging in the Los Angeles area for a week, with five fires currently active in Los Angeles, ...

With summer wildfire season just around the corner, California’s fire officials on Thursday unveiled a powerful new tool to help reduce the risk of major fires racing out of control. At a news ...

The Los Angeles County Fire Department has placed an order with Sikorsky for two additional S-70i Firehawk firefighting helicopters. In a year that brutally demonstrated the threat that wildfires pose ...

Fearsome winds forced crews to ground firefighting aircraft in the battle against the Palisades fire on Tuesday night, making it even more challenging for firefighters to get a handle on the ...

Fighting the deadly wildfires in Southern California requires a coordinated team effort – from tactical crews attacking hazardous hot spots on the ground to planes and helicopters providing fire ...

A research and innovation project established by Sikorsky and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) could lead to an autonomous version of the airframer’s S-70 Firehawk ...

LOS ANGELES – A Culver City man agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire earlier this ...

The leadership at Limestone County’s Pryor Field Regional Airport has secured dedicated on-site fire protection, even as ...