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In his first Sacramento TV interview since getting the top job, Cal Fire Chief Joe Tyler about his biggest priorities...

Were it not for the efforts of two men who settled in the town of Willows, California, the August Complex...

An S-2 air tanker from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection drops water on a simulated fire at...

Santa Cruz County authorities are ordering evacuations Sunday after a wildfire that started near Patagonia spread to 10,000 acres in...

By Staff Sgt. Matthew Greiner 152nd Airlift Wing Less than two years after the most devastating firefighting season in the...

Mock battles are taking place in the skies above Redding this week as aerial firefighters practice for the looming fire...

By Staff Sgt. Matthew Greiner, 152nd Airlift Wing GOWEN FIELD, Idaho -- The Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Operations Group...

Earplugs were surely needed Wednesday morning because of the loud planes used to protect the Northstate during wildfires. Ahead of...

A U.S. government-built app for situational awareness is bringing wildland firefighting into the internet age. Originating as a product of...

By Jennifer Swaine As a qualified engineer and helicopter pilot who had faced off against many bushfires, Jason Schellaars understood...