The Forest Service in California employs a litany of helicopters built for firefighting, dumping thousands of water on raging wildfires each year.

More than 300 people have been evacuated and nearly 100 firefighters sent to tackle a wildfire in a tourist area of France's ...

The Firehawk helicopter can carry a full crew straight to the fire line, release 1,000 gallons of water, and still handle ...

The CH-47 Chinook is a large utility helicopter that fills multiple roles for the military and civilian services, but can it actually land on the water?

Glenn Chavez sets a timer as water fills a newly installed Heli-Hydrant, a small, open tank that helicopters can rely on to get water faster for urban fires, Friday, April 11, 2025, in Cabazon ...

The U.S. Forest Service has shifted aerial wildfire firefighting resources along Colorado's Front Range. Two large 'sky crane ...

Los Angeles city fire helicopter Chief pilot Dan Child (L) and lead pilot Brandon Prince pose with helicopter Air-4, one of many helicopters they use to make water drops with pinpoint precision on ...

Blaine Gabbert, the 33-year-old backup quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, revved into action Thursday when a helicopter crashed into a body of water near the Peter O. Knight Airport ...

Turkey sent two firefighting aircraft Saturday to help battle wildfires in neighboring Syria as Turkish firefighters battled a blaze on their side of the border and one person was reported dead in the ...

Several aircraft used to fight forest fires in Ontario are sitting in airport hangars and on tarmacs due to a pilot shortage.JP Hornick, president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) ...

Several aircraft used to fight forest fires in northern Ontario are sitting in airport hangars and on tarmacs due to a pilot shortage.