Castaic, United States - January 24, 2025 As the Hughes Fire rages near Castaic on January 24, 2025, U.S. Air National Guard ...

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

The technologies are being developed and used, in part through public-private partnerships, to battle wildland blazes in California. Their usefulness, however, has larger resonance amid more frequent ...

The CA ANG said: "When requested by the National Interagency Fire Center and approved by the Secretary of Defense, the ...

But prescribed fire in densely populated Altadena or Santa Monica is a tricky task with limited scope. As fires in the so-called wildland-urban interface grow ever more destructive, fighting them ...

A California Air National Guard (CA ANG) MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing is seen providing support to wildland fire ...

It uses Rockwell OV-10 planes "as the primary command and control platform on wildland incidents," according to Cal Fire’s "Firefighting Aircraft ... Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota firefighters are now back home after assisting with the recent wildfires in California. 18 Firefighters from the area spent 10 days fighting the fires down in ...