Public. A little over a year ago, Sen. Tim Sheehy floated an audacious proposal to reshape the way the federal government ...

Aircraft are one of the most important tools for fighting wildfires, and across the various agencies and private companies that use firefighting aircraft, you'll find an entire arsenal of airborne ...

McClellan Airport is where Cal Fire Aviation is headquartered, and it is where Dirk Verdoorn took a look at some of the aircraft that they use to keep California safe.

ROME—More aircraft are urgently needed in Europe for aerial firefighting after wildfires caused more devastation in 2025 than in any previous year. According to a report by European emergency services ...

Montana Army National Guard firefighters trained alongside Airmen and state firefighters assigned to the 120th Airlift Wing ...

Wildfires can start anywhere, anytime, but usually happen during the hotter, drier months. What makes them dangerous is how fast flames travel — up to 14 miles an hour. That's why wildfires can cover ...

The Canadian government recently announced that it will lease a fleet of 10 firefighting aircraft and other support assets to be deployed for the 2026 wildfire season. The plan will see these 10 ...

BELGRADE, Mont., Nov. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (“Bridger” or “Bridger Aerospace”), (NASDAQ: BAER, BAERW), one of the nation’s largest aerial firefighting ...

Two RescEU firefighting aircraft have already been deployed to Cyprus’ European Regional Firefighting Hub, which is expected to be officially inaugurated later this year, a European Commission ...

Cal Fire is partnering with aviation software provider Skyryse to integrate its SkyOS, a universal fly-by-wire flight operating system, into its aerial firefighting fleet. SkyOS replaces traditional ...

Israel Aerospace Industries is to lead development of a firefighting aircraft based on the Boeing 767, capable of dispersing some 40t of retardant. The 767FF programme is the result of a memorandum of ...