Aircraft are one of the most important tools for fighting wildfires, and across the various agencies and private companies that use firefighting aircraft, you'll find an entire arsenal of airborne ...

Three American crew members were killed Thursday when a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in southeastern Australia, officials said. New South Wales Premier Gladys ...

The United States Air Force plays an important role in fighting large wildfires by using specially equipped C-130 aircraft to drop fire retardant over active fire zones. These aircraft operate through ...

The pilot of a firefighting plane died Friday when his aircraft crashed while trying to put out a blaze that has been raging in southern France for four days, the local authorities said. The accident ...

DENVER — Western Colorado’s skies are unusually busy this week, as dozens of firefighting aircraft work to slow the spread of multiple large wildfires. Flight path data shows a dense network of ...

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 ...

High winds in California have fueled the wildfires in more ways than one. Not only have the gusts led to the rapid spread of multiple fires that have killed at least 24 people, displaced thousands of ...

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KSNW) – Extreme winds grounded aircraft that were preparing to help fight the wildfires on Tuesday. The Kansas Forest Service has three planes contracted to help fight wildfires. One ...