YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Air tankers were grounded Wednesday in California after one of the aircraft crashed into a steep canyon wall while fighting a blaze in Yosemite National Park, killing ...
Cal Fire’s Air Attack Base in Ramona is getting a much-needed $12 million upgrade to handle larger air tankers. KPBS North County reporter Alexander Nguyen reports the improvements will also allow ...
Tucked behind Durango-La Plata County Airport lies the Durango Airtanker base – a hot swath of asphalt that for the past several weeks was home to three very special airplanes. The three repurposed ...
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - With the Gifford Fire burning just a few miles away east of Santa Maria, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base is providing valuable support in the ongoing firefighting effort. Since ...
(CNN) The pilot of an air tanker battling a wildfire at Yosemite National Park died after the tanker crashed, Cal Fire said.The tanker was being used to help battle Dog Rock Fire when authorities lost ...
A $12 million construction project that begins Aug. 1 at Cal Fire’s Ramona Air Attack Base is designed to accommodate a new C-130H air tanker, officials said. The eight- to 12-month project at Ramona ...
Photos of What It’s Like to Fight A Forest Fire This photo story takes you right into the heart of the battle against ...
RAMONA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Cal Fire San Diego will soon begin a construction project at its Ramona Air Attack Base to prepare it for the arrival of a new air tanker. Crews will demolish and ...