Retrofitted C-130 cargo plane can fly farther, faster and carry more fire retardant than other Cal Fire aircraft ...

Very Large Airtankers can deliver thousands of gallons of fire retardant at one time, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. It's the largest type of fire fighting airplane and can hold ...

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that the state’s second airtanker is now ready for firefighting operations, with ...

China's independently developed AG600 large amphibious firefighting aircraft on Sunday obtained its type certificate from the ...

BFD will be onsite conducting training with their Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) team. The training will take place on Wednesday, April 2; Thursday, April 3; and Saturday, April 5 ...

Retrofitted C-130 cargo plane can fly farther, faster, and carry more fire retardant than other Cal Fire aircraft ...

Very Large Airtankers ... The VLAT is just one of five types of aircraft fighting the raging Table Rock Fire, which grew expansively on Thursday, charring nearly 8700 acres as of Thursday evening.

What types of aircraft are fighting the wildfires ... types of aircrafts are helping first responders dull the fire's rapid blaze. Large airtankers are on the scene. This plane can hold between ...