Aerial firefighters are responding to this year's busy, unpredictable and deadly wildfire season with more missions, more planes and new tech.

Aerial footage captured by a helicopter crew shows the Bryson Fire burning in Malibu, California, on Thursday evening, October 15, as high temperatures and gusty winds helped the wildfire grow. The ...

Devastating wildfires – including the infernos that recently ravaged Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California – only serve to highlight the critical role of aerial firefighting. Kate Broug, ...

LOS ANGELES, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TracPlus, the leading provider of mission-critical intelligence for aerial firefighting operations, today announced the launch of FireFlyte, a ...

Operating Single-Engine Air Tankers (SEATs) like the Air Tractor AT-802 is a highly demanding and precise job crucial for wildfire suppression. The daily routine involves meticulous aircraft ...

On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the azure sky and gleaming sun that are hallmarks of Los Angeles, California, were rapidly replaced by thick grey smoke swelling upwards from fast-moving fire within ...

In this video, witness aerial firefighting operations in an Antonov An-32P "Fire Killer" over Dalaman, Turkey. The aircraft, powered by two Ivchenko Progress AI-20DM turboprop engines, can carry 8,000 ...

As out-of-control wildfires threatened thousands of Los Angeles residents earlier this month, the companies that fight infernos from the air raced to send their air tankers and water bombers to the ...

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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 ...