The newest helicopters are a heavy-duty complement to Cal Fire’s fleet of 34-year-old UH-1H Super Huey helicopters, also military surplus. The Fire Hawks are able to dump more than two-and-a ...

Training in advance was prescient for helicopter crews who battled the recent Los Angeles wildfires, which devastated the region during what typically is the offseason for California forest fires.

River County Sheriff's Aviation Unit Helicopters from Cal Fire and the Orange County Fire Authority also attempted to hoist the victims out, but "all were unsuccessful due to low clouds and high ...

Ron Johnson, who claimed that California fire security was mismanaged in the lead up to the fire. A post shared on X purportedly shows a video of a helicopter taking water out of the ocean to help ...

were rescued via helicopter in the Santa Cruz Mountains late Sunday evening. California State Parks and CAL FIRE requested the crew of CHP H-30 to locate the three missing hikers. They were ...

Cal Fire has the largest civil aerial firefighting fleet in the world. Its fleet of helicopters includes the Bell UH-1H Super Huey and the Sikorsky S-70i. As for the National Interagency Fire ...

Video showed rescue teams saving a man whose vehicle became trapped in rushing floodwater in Southern California on Thursday.

The suspect sought in the killing of a Cal Fire captain fled to Mexico and had previously served time in prison in connection with another fatal stabbing, newly released court records say.

A Cal Fire UH-1H Super Huey delivers water by bucket to the scene of a wildfire. Credit: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Training in advance was prescient for helicopter ...