Wildfire

‘It’s a Nightmare’: DC 10 Pilot Describes Battling Calif. Wildfires

Capt. RK Smithley has helped drop over 175,000 gallons of fire retardant during more than a dozen flights in two days LOS ANGELES — Capt....

Inside the Aerial Fire Response in Los Angeles County

Federal firefighters are working alongside state and local crews as hundreds of U.S. Forest Service personnel are on the frontlines of the Southern California...

UAFA and NWSA: National Firefighter Associations Warn Congress: America’s Wildfire Defense System Needs Immediate Overhaul

Joint Statement from United Aerial Firefighters Association and National Wildfire Suppression Association Calls for Urgent Congressional Action WASHINGTON, D.C. January 14, 2025 — Leading firefighter associations...

Statement From UAFA: Faster Wildfire Response is Critical for American Communities

- Massive wildfires tearing through California are a warning of similar disasters to follow unless we change how we combat these fires. Wildfires, like...

Inside the Dramatic Air Attack That Saved Brentwood and Encino From the Surging Palisades Fire

On Friday afternoon, the winds across the Santa Monica Mountains suddenly shifted, and the Palisades fire pushed north and east, making a run in...

Challenges Prevent Arizona from Nighttime Aerial Firefighting seen in California

Is nighttime aerial firefighting coming to AZ? As California crews conduct nighttime aerial firefighting, experts discuss the challenges for adopting similar practices in Arizona. FOX...

Aerial Firefighters Descend on Los Angeles Amid ‘Extremely Challenging’ Conditions

Aerial firefighting companies have rushed aircraft to Southern California to battle a wind-whipped inferno that has burned neighbourhoods to the ground and that by...

USNORTHCOM Activates Eight C-130 Aircraft In Response to LA Wildfires

PETERSON SFB, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command has activated eight C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) and associated personnel to...

Colombia, Peru Help Extinguish Wildfires in Ecuador

The wildfires that broke out in Ecuador throughout 2024 affected 22 of its 24 provinces, consuming 45,363 hectares of forests, El Comercio newspaper reported in late...
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