A typical early lesson in first aid class is always be cautious when responding to an emergency; you don't want to become the emergency. Two emergency responders in France found out the hard way. A ...

The Forest Service stationed a CH-54 Tarhe helicopter at Lebanon Municipal Airport. The helicopter falls under the classification of Type 1, which the National Interagency Fire Center describes as the ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – San Diego County is going to be able to fight wildfires at any time of day. “When the sun sets, we are dependent on outside area helicopters to come into San Diego County,” Chief ...

Developed after Palisades and Eaton Fires, new facility will provide firefighters a critical water source for aerial suppression of wildfires PALOS VERDES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the wake of ...

COBB — Cal Fire has declared war on wildland blazes, having just completed a five-year effort to replace its Vietnam War-era Huey helicopters with 16 Firehawks. This is while the state’s firefighting ...

On a recent weekday in Aspen, Colorado, Stu Landesberg stood with a group of firefighters on a mountainside and watched a drone take off and fly toward a simulated fire. The drone detected the ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — With wildfire risks growing across the islands, Honolulu firefighters are deploying new technology in the sky. ‘Not out of the woods yet,’ fire officials say of dry season and fires ...

DENVER — An internal report commissioned by the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) details a series of concerns and operational problems with the state's Helitack Program, which ...

B.C. expertise helps lead future of wildland firefighting in Canada In 2025, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) worked tirelessly ...