Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft became some of the most powerful aerial firefighting machines in the world after being ...

The USDA Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and four Air National Guard wings conducted annual MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) certification and training on April 23, 2025, in the Angeles ...

At Mesa Gateway Airport, a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft sits ready for action, loaded with up to 4,000 gallons of water ...

CHEYENNE – A C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing was activated to support firefighting operations across the western United States this past weekend.

DENVER — Western Colorado’s skies are unusually busy this week, as dozens of firefighting aircraft work to slow the spread of multiple large wildfires. Flight path data shows a dense network of ...

The North Carolina Air National Guard identified Tuesday the four airmen who died Sunday when their firefighting C-130 tanker crashed while fighting a wildfire in South Dakota's Black Hills region.