The county Board of Supervisors this week unanimously approved the purchase of a $38 million Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk helicopter from San Diego Gas & Electric for night flying. The decision comes as ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — When a wildfire ignited south of Castle Rock on Tuesday, Douglas County requested state aviation support. Colorado's brand-new $25 million Firehawk helicopter, based at Rocky ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The state's new $25 million Firehawk couldn’t fly because of wind. So a 51-year-old helicopter did instead. JD Vance says ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Four pilots with the Kern County Fire Department are expected to receive training through June ...

An internal report obtained by CBS Colorado raises several concerns about how Colorado's helitak program is being run. The state spent tens of millions of dollars on firefighting helicopters that were ...

The Orange County Fire Authority Air Operations Team battled the strong Santa Ana winds over the weekend to conduct a high-risk rescue in the Cleveland National Forest utilizing one of the ...

The County of Los Angeles Fire Department is acquiring an additional two Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk helicopters to bolster its existing fleet of five aircraft. The order, announced Oct. 29, comes after a ...

COBB — Cal Fire has declared war on wildland blazes, having just completed a five-year effort to replace its Vietnam War-era Huey helicopters with 16 Firehawks. This is while the state’s firefighting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Four pilots with the Kern County Fire Department are expected to receive training through June of ...