Quick calculations, coordination, communication and feedback were key in helping helicopter pilots hit their spots.

Martin County Fire Rescue and the Florida Forest Service fought the fire with help from water drops by a Martin County ...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – Multiple firefighting crews are working to put out a wildfire that started Tuesday in ...

Even as I urged them to leave, from my home in the Mojave Desert, I was moved by a different compulsion: to get in my car, report to work and rush, via fire engine or helicopter, toward the fires. It ...

An uncommon windstorm grounding a fleet of helicopters as they tried to extinguish flames to protect homes. The decision, Child said, was “super difficult…probably one of the harder things I ...

Taking preemptive steps to protect your home and plan your exit can reduce danger and help firefighters do their jobs, first ...

one of many helicopters they use to make water drops with pinpoint precision on flames in gusty Santa Ana winds during the wildfires. Photographed Tuesday in Van Nuys. (Photo by Gene Blevins ...

County also looking at buying more water tenders and wants to delve into wildfire preparedness across agencies ...

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