State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant outlines how Cal Fire is preparing for the peak of California’s increasingly long and ...

The second of seven C-130 Air Tankers that CAL FIRE will be deploying around the state is now stationed at the Fresno Air ...

He touted that Cal Fire had acquired a second C-130 Hercules military air tanker, one of seven the agency is expected to eventually receive from the federal government. “The challenges have been ...

Walnut Fire initially started 3:35 p.m. May 18 in Contra Costa County. It has burned 51.2 acres after being active for 18 hours. By Monday morning, 80% of the wildfire was brought under containment.

EXPANDING ITS AERIAL ARSENAL AS IT GEARS UP FOR CALIFORNIA'S PEAK FIRE SEASON. THE NEW TANKER PART OF THE STATE'S LINEUP OF AIR CRAFT THAT REPRESENTS THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD. CLIP 9130 13:46:21 ...

Citing a fire season that “never went away” this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom officially welcomed expansion of the state’s aerial firefighting force on Thursday in an airplane hangar at McClellan Park near ...

Creek Fire initially started 3:06 p.m. May 15 in Stanislaus County. It has burned 66 acres after being active for 15 hours. A ...

The latest C-130 Hercules air tanker will join the CAL FIRE aerial fleet, the second former U.S. Coast Guard cargo plane to be retrofitted for firefighting purposes. “Adding a second C-130 ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With peak fire season rapidly approaching, California has bolstered its firefighting arsenal by deploying a second C-130H Hercules airtanker, solidifying its status as home ...

Citing a fire ... (Cal Fire), said that along with the two tankers currently in use, a third was being retrofitted with the latest tech and communication equipment. “We plan to have the third ...