Two RescEU firefighting aircraft have already been deployed to Cyprus’ European Regional Firefighting Hub, which is expected to be officially inaugurated later this year, a European Commission ...

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ROME—More aircraft are urgently needed in Europe for aerial firefighting after wildfires caused more devastation in 2025 than in any previous year. According to a report by European emergency services ...

Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining ...

RAMONA, Calif. — CAL FIRE San Diego is adding major new air power to its wildfire response fleet just as peak fire season ramps up across the region. The agency’s new Sikorsky S-70 CAL FIRE Hawk ...

The Los Angeles County Fire Department has placed an order with Sikorsky for two additional S-70i Firehawk firefighting helicopters. In a year that brutally demonstrated the threat that wildfires pose ...

Late last month, San Diego County leaders and fire officials celebrated a vote to add a much-needed, nighttime firefighting helicopter to the county’s fleet. Firefighting agencies in the county have ...

Fire crews have made positive progress around the Seven Cabins Fire in the Capitan Mountain Wilderness, which is now at 40 ...