Colorado’s largest lake has that in spades. The west end of Blue Mesa along U.S. 50 has been closed to watercraft for the duration of the Scoopers’ work, giving the planes plenty of room to do their ...

The headbutt maneuver is when a fighter jet flies in front of another aircraft that isn't responding to radio communications ...

When you are fighting a wildfire, the name of the game is speed. How quickly can you get resources on a wildfire? For those ...

The U.S. Northern Command has activated two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) aircraft to assist in combating ...

Two federal lawmakers from Colorado are calling on the U.S. Air Force to upgrade its fleet of firefighting planes. In a July ...

The Green Fire will now also be fought by two Super Scooper planes as the blaze grows to more than 10,000 acres.

Ryanair passengers take to plane's wings to escape 'fire' onboard as 18 are reported injured in Majorca airport 'blaze'. The plane was reportedly about to leave Palma Airport and had been ...

Fire crews used fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters to battle the Lakeside brush fire from the air on Tuesday, June 17 in East San Diego County.

Fighter jets tend to be categorised by their age, features and sophistication. The first generation appeared in the 1940s and 1950s.

Wildfire suppression is gaining a valuable resource. Local governments announced an agreement Tuesday to allow wildfire-fighting planes to rely on the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport hydrant system this ...

After last month’s brush fires, state, county and local organizations began taking stock of the “new normal” in local forests and wooded areas. One point of consensus is the recognition of how both ...

Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why they can't fly in certain conditions.