Captain RK Smithley explains how an orchestrated effort between air traffic controllers, mechanics, and loaders helps fight ...

A fleet of firefighting aircraft sits at the Santa Maria Public Airport where the state's extreme fire weather has led to an ...

The Los Angeles fires first started on January 7, 2025, as a result of strong winds. According to NBC, the first area to be ...

The Santa Maria Air Tanker Base has reopened to help host the air tankers and other aircraft being sent to aid in the ...

Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.

R.K. Smithley, father of Xfinity Series driver Garrett, has a unique job — he's one of the pilots helping fire relief in the ...

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Albuquerque-based is deploying its firefighting planes to help combat ongoing fires in Los Angeles. "We dropped almost ...

Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why ...

The people flying planes and tankers involved in dousing blazes face hot, sweaty, turbulent conditions — and the risk that ...

President-elect Donald Trump has named Troy Meink, a former Air Force KC-135 tanker navigator and former deputy of the ...