BOISE, Idaho (KVOA) - Wildland firefighters specializing in aerial supervision and airtanker operations are gathering in Arizona. The training aims to prepare them for a potentially busy fire year in ...

Cal Fire and U.S. Forest Service crews took part in an annual training program to learn how to coordinate aerial attacks on wildfires as California braces for another fire season. From lessons high in ...

According to a statement from CalFire, over the next two days, Folsom Lake will serve as the training ground for the CalFire Helitack Captain Academy. This threshold course marks a pivotal moment ...

CHICO — The churn of fire season begins. More than 70 air tanker pilots and 30 support staff, flying for the firefighting company AeroFlite, completed their annual training this month out of the Chico ...

Aero-Flite has brought five aerial firefighting aircraft to Chico, Calif., for its annual Spring Training. This two-week program prepares pilots for the wildfire season and supports deployment to ...

Emergency management personnel from Jackson County gathered at the Sylva Fire Department training grounds for a day of ...

BUCKLEY SPACE AIR FORCE BASE, Aurora, Colo. – For the past 10 years, the Colorado Army National Guard has partnered with the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control and other key partners to ...

INVESTIGATION, AND WITH GRASS FIRES ALREADY POPPING UP, CAL FIRE IS JOINING FORCES WITH THE MILITARY TO PREPARE FOR WILDFIRE SEASON. KCRA 3’S MELANIE WINGO JOINING US NOW FROM MATHER, WHERE THE THREE ...

PORT HUENEME, Calif. – The U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and other federal and state fire response agencies will be conducting airborne firefighting training in the area from ...

Soldiers with the 2-285th Assault Helicopter Battalion, Arizona National Guard, participated in Bambi Bucket training and ...