Cal Fire is a critical part of keeping California safe from wildfires, and part of that responsibility falls on the Cal Fire Aviation program, which is made up of hundreds of personnel to keep its ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—Automated cockpit developer Skyryse has partnered with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) to study the use of the Los Angeles-based company’s SkyOS ...

Multiple helicopters and nearly 40 Cal Fire personnel are expected Thursday at Folsom Lake for aviation training exercises. Two aviation courses are expected to take place, including water drops, ...

A research and innovation project established by Sikorsky and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) could lead to an autonomous version of the airframer’s S-70 Firehawk ...

And while Cal Fire employs helicopter pilots, pilots for the fixed-wing aircraft are trained and employed by Amentum, and they don’t hire beginners. "A lot of our pilots, men and women, come here with ...

California has completed the expansion of its aerial firefighting fleet with the addition of its final two Firehawk helicopters, bringing the total to 16. Cal Fire and Governor Gavin Newsom announced ...

RAMONA, Calif. — CalFire will soon add two powerful new aircraft to its Ramona Air Attack Base, significantly boosting the agency's firefighting capabilities in San Diego County. The new fleet ...

LOS ANGELES, CA - TracPlus, a global leader in mission-critical intelligence for aerial firefighting, today announced its strategic partnership with CAL FIRE to launch the CAL FIRE Aviation Tracking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. McClellan Airport is where Cal Fire Aviation is headquartered, and it is where Dirk Verdoorn took a look at some of the aircraft ...