Firefighting planes are front-line combatants when a wildfire breaks out. They come in a wide variety of sizes, and their ...

Hailed at its inception as a joint public-private partnership between the county fire agencies of Los Angeles, Ventura and Orange County and SoCal Edison, the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) program has ...

Two "water scooping" planes have joined the Michigan Department of Natural Resources firefighting fleet for the 2026 season.

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — It’s not wildfire season yet, but crews from out of state are getting ready to come to Oklahoma. Planes with Bridger Aerospace were here last March, helping crews put out ...

Two Fire Boss aircraft, each capable of scooping up to 800 gallons of water from a lake in just 15 seconds, have been added ...

Aircraft designed to fight wildfires known as “Super Scoopers" could soon be at risk of decertification in the United States. These Canadian-built planes have played a key role in battling major fires ...