The federal government will combine its wildland firefighting operations within the Interior Department into a single new agency, dubbed the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, according to memos released ...

The Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems program was instituted in 1971 as a collaboration between the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Defense. The MAFFS system can be installed inside C-130 ...

Multiple agencies have been tapped to help with the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in California. They have brought diverse fleets of fire tanker aircraft to the fight for Los Angeles, where steep ...

Topaz Lake has reopened to the public after a temporary closure to support aerial firefighting efforts for the Conner Fire. While the lake is now accessible for recreational activities, officials have ...