Cal Fire Beats Decade-Old Suit Over Firefighting Chemical Bids
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection may have made administrative mistakes in...
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Agricultural pilots seek firefighting role
A group of agricultural pilots in Napa Valley, Calif., met this week to start talks about how to...
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DynCorp wins $352M contract to support California wildfire control
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) awarded McLean-based DynCorp...
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Air tankers drop thousands of gallons of fire retardant on El Dorado Fire
The air tankers assigned to the El Dorado Fire are instrumental in aerial firefighting and slowing...
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CAL FIRE Reminds the Public it is Against the Law to Fly Unauthorized Unmanned Aircraft Systems Near Wildfires
The Creek Fire Incident Management Teams would like to remind the public that flying unauthorized...
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Pilot Killed in Helicopter Crash in Fresno County
Wednesday morning a Call When Needed (CWN) helicopter crashed while fighting a wildfire in western...
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Cal Fire deploys helitack air resources to fight fires
The Cal Fire air program is one of the biggest and most experienced aviation programs in the...
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Cal Fire air attack ready for fire season
The Cal Fire Aviation Management Program, a branch of the California Department of Forestry and...
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Agricultural pilots seek firefighting role
A group of agricultural pilots in Napa Valley, Calif., met this week to start talks about how to...
Students Put Their Skills to the Test in Simulated Aerial Firefighting Exercise
Aerial Firefighting training gears up in California SHASTA COUNTY, Calif.- As we approach fire...
Unauthorized Drones Interrupt Efforts to Fight California Wildfire
As flames from the Maria Fire rushed across a hillside in Santa Paula, California, early Friday...
Crews Fire east of Gilroy grows to 1000 acres, evacuations issued
Cal Fire crews are currently responding to the Crews Fire east of Gilroy in rural Santa Clara...
Cal Fire's Fearless Flying Firefighters
The thought of flight and the consuming power of fire has fascinated mankind for centuries. Who...