MAFFS, or Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems, transforms a military transport into an aerial firefighter. In an interview ...

A video shows the cockpit view of California Air National Guard pilots flying low and dropping fire retardant over the Hughes ...

United Aerial Firefighters Association head Paul Petersen said the wildfires ravaging California could be among the most devastating in U.S. history, and hopes they "wake up" lawmakers.

U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard ...

A California National Guard pilot describes how flyers perform a firefighting mission in the battle against Los Angeles’ ...

The blaze has burned dozens of square miles, forced thousands from their homes and stretched firefighting resources thin. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports ...

WASHINGTON — The California National Guard upped its active force to more ... The force will support federal and local firefighting crews, military police and eight C-130 aircraft equipped ...

officials and firefighters are working overtime to contain it. Video footage of fire containment efforts shows a California Air National Guard plane attempting to suppress the fire by "dropping a ...

More than 1,600 California National Guard soldiers are active in efforts to fight the multiple wildfires burning around Los ...

Aircraft with the Nevada Air National Guard will head to Southern California to help with firefighting efforts in the Los Angeles area. U.S. Northern Command activated eight C-130 aircraft ...

Neighboring states and countries have been sending additional resources to help contain several fires in the Los Angeles area, including Wyoming. The fires began on Jan. 7, destroying thousands of ...