According to data from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), this year alone America had to fight 48,458 wildfires, and lost 4.3 million acres of wilderness in the process. At the rate things ...

Aircraft covered by a multi-agency agreement in Southern California can provide a quick response to wildfires in Orange County, authorities say.

A research and innovation project established by Sikorsky and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) could lead to an autonomous version of the airframer’s S-70 Firehawk ...

In April of this year, Sikorsky conducted an autonomous firefighting demonstration in Southern California, using one of its Matrix-equipped helicopters. © Sikorsky ...

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 ...

The contract between Orange County Fire Authority, Southern California Edison and several other local fire departments that ...

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 recently ...

A firefighting helicopter crew’s decision to fly an altitude higher than they were cleared for and the subsequent rapid descent led to the deaths of three people in a midair collision in 2023, ...