An unauthorized drone collided with an air tanker battling the Palisades Fire on January 9, 2025, tearing a hole in the tanker's wing and rendering it inoperable to fight the fires. The collision ...

The U.S. Forest Service has reopened and pre-positioned aircraft at its Santa Maria Air Tanker Base where critical firefighting equipment stood ready Friday to respond. The state has seen extreme ...

The Santa Maria Air Tanker Base has reopened to help host the air tankers and other aircraft being sent to aid in the Southern California wildfires. "We have 4 water scooping aircraft that can ...

Sat, January 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM UTC I was in the packed hall at Davos to hear Trump speak. The audience went from laughter to silence in seconds. Elizabeth Warren tells Elon Musk she's 'happy' to ...

Interviews with pilots paint a graphic picture of the struggle to maintain control of their ships amid one of the most ...

the companies that fight infernos from the air raced to send their air tankers and water bombers to the area. It was supposed to be the off-season. The California Department of Forestry and Fire ...

A Motorsports Hall of Famer and multiple world-speed record holder is helping quell the devastating wildfires burning in the foothills of Los Angeles, California — one air tanker drop at a time.

22, 2025. (California Air National Guard/TMX) Once a load is discharged from a MAFFS-equipped aircraft, and the aircraft lands at a tanker base, it can be refilled in less than 12 minutes.