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 ...

The FBI said it is seeking info about the collision of an unauthorized drone with a firefighting aircraft flying over the ...

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 ...

A private drone trying to record footage of a Northern California wildfire nearly hindered efforts to attack the flames from the air, but firefighters made enough progress to allow most of the 1,200 ...

The Canadair CL-415 is a purpose built amphibious aircraft designed to fight wildfires by scooping thousands of liters of water directly from lakes and seas. Developed from the earlier CL-215, it ...

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 ...

Fire investigators are trying to determine what sparked a hangar fire at Tulsa Riverside Airport on Wednesday night. Officials say quick action by firefighters prevented the flames from causing even ...

Marcus Hudson instinctively craned his neck toward the night sky. A sharp explosion had echoed through the air, and for a brief moment, he needed to know whether a metal pressure relief valve was ...

A Turkish firefighting plane crashed in Croatia on Thursday, killing the pilot, Turkey's forestry minister said, two days after another deadly crash involving a Turkish military plane that killed 20.