Fire retardants dropped from aircraft are a crucial weapon in combating wildfires, but concerns are being raised about their ...

Research and experiments on airdrops in France began with the first LABEX (LArgage Bombardier d’eau EXperimentation) experiment in 1995.

Coulson Aircrane says the Saskatchewan government has agreed to pay more than twice what it should have for four firefighting ...

High winds in California have fueled the wildfires in more ways than one. Not only have the gusts led to the rapid spread of multiple fires that have killed at least 24 people, displaced thousands of ...

Check out this footage of two fire-fighting planes dropping down to a lake to pick up some water, of which would have been used against the raging fires in Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado. The ...

Monte Fire | Planes and helicopters assist in fighting Lakeside brush fire in east San Diego ... Fire crews used fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters to battle the Lakeside brush fire from the air on ...

Fire officials working the Green Fire burning in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest northeast of Redding announced they are using two "Super Scooper" planes to drop water and help extinguish flames.

While European countries band together to help tackle devastating fires, Africa is being left on its own, writes Nick Ferris.