Firefighting pilots already fly low, heavy, and blind through smoke, turbulence, and dangerous terrain. Now they face a new ...

When I began my career in photojournalism, a good number of firefighting air tankers were World War II era warplanes, ...

A no-fly restriction is now in place over the property of Daniel Pettit, 48, the man accused of shooting at a firefighting plane near Orr in northeast Minnesota. The DNR says the restriction is meant ...

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office say the arrested a 48-year-old man from Portage Township for the alleged crime. They say he was arrested on Sunday, May 17, at his ...

Wildland firefighting is a coordinated effort. Like players on a sports team or musicians in an orchestra, hand crews, smokejumpers, water tenders, fire engines, helicopters, airtankers, and heavy ...

EHang has unveiled what it says is the world's first large-payload firefighting aerial vehicle built to tackle fires in high-rise buildings. The 216F can reach up to 1,970 feet high and carry 39.6 ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) trained 37 adults in custody from Coffee Creek Correctional Facility and more than ...

We all pass large or complex buildings in our coverage area and look at them from the perspective of a firefighter, imagining what could go wrong. But then we also might think, “That building has a ...

Portland Fire & Rescue kicked off the 15th annual Portland Metro Fire Camp at its training facility on Friday in Northeast Portland. The camp, the first of two offered by Portland Fire & Rescue, is ...

DULUTH ‐ An Orr, Minn., man accused of shooting at a firefighting plane that was tending to a wildfire in Portage Township on Friday has been arrested. He is facing charges of reckless discharge of a ...