The aircraft can drop up to 1,000 gallons of water, transport crews into remote terrain, and eventually conduct nighttime ...

Cal Fire helicopters will sweep low over Folsom Lake on Friday and Saturday as crews stage one of the agency’s final major ...

Multiple helicopters and nearly 40 Cal Fire personnel are expected Thursday at Folsom Lake for aviation training exercises. Two aviation courses are expected to take place, including water drops, ...

San Diego Fire-Rescue’s S-70i Firehawk dropping water. Photo courtesy United Rotorcraft Call it the lucky thirteenth. San Diego County is introducing a thirteenth firefighting chopper to its fleet: ...

A fire helicopter crew didn’t follow Cal Fire protocol before crashing into another helicopter, killing three people above a Cabazon wildfire in 2023, according to a report federal officials published ...

One person was rescued via helicopter after they fell and injured themselves near Lopez Lake on Monday. The San Luis Obispo ...

CAL FIRE San Diego's newest Fire Hawk helicopter will dramatically boost water-dropping capability, while also allowing ...