County also looking at buying more water tenders and wants to delve into wildfire preparedness across agencies ...

As the largest type of helicopter outfitted for firefighting work, the Chinook plays an outsize role in the tool kit of wildland firefighters. It’s not as big or as fast as VLATs (very large air ...

A multitude of planes and helicopters are helping fight ... the primary command and control platform on wildland incidents," according to Cal Fire’s "Firefighting Aircraft Recognition Guide." ...