California Governor Gavin Newsom and Cal Fire officials announced the latest addition to the agency’s ability to fight fires from the sky.

California has officially added a second massive air tanker to its firefighting fleet, marking a significant expansion in the ...

Retrofitted C-130 cargo plane can fly farther, faster and carry more fire retardant than other Cal Fire aircraft ...

The aircraft underwent critical modifications to transform it into a high-capacity aerial firefighting asset capable of carrying 4,000 gallons of fire retardant.

The Hercules is capable of flying faster and further than any other aircraft in CAL FIRE’s fleet ... Padilla said he had been pushing the U.S. Air Force to complete the transfer since taking ...

Cal Fire is preparing for a challenging wildfire season in Northern California, deploying resources including a second ...

“We fly down into all types of terrain,” Venable says ... Recently retired after 35 years in air tankers, Barnes was among Cal Fire’s first S-2T pilots and later an instructor in the ...

There was no containment. The potential for 65 mph gusts limited flights by water-dropping helicopters and kept air tankers grounded, Cal Fire spokesperson Chloe Castillo said. “The winds are ...

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that the state’s second airtanker is now ready for firefighting operations, with ...

Cal Fire presented the North Bay Business Journal an early look at its second of seven C-130 air tankers being retrofitted to drop fire retardant before it’s deployed to Fresno. The C-130 that ...