The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) operates the world’s largest civil aerial firefighting ...

F OURNTUNA, Calif. — Cal Fire's Kneeland Helitack Base has introduced a powerful new addition to its fleet: the Sikorsky S-70i "Fire Hawk" helicopter. This state-of-the-art aircraft is part of a ...

All three helicopters will be stationed at helitack bases across the North Bay for the summer, ready to respond anywhere in ...

CAL FIRE IS PREPARING its aerial units and crews for rapid deployments as wildfire season is expected to ramp up over the summer. On Monday, three ...

Cal Fire received approval from the governor to purchase 12 Sikorskys in 2018 and four more in 2022 for about $24 million each. A dozen Sikorsky S70i Firehawks have been delivered so far.

A Bell 407 helicopter and a Sikorsky S-64E helicopter collided, the NTSB spokesperson said. ... The men are the first victims of California’s 2023 fire season, according to data from Cal Fire.

New this year, Tyler said CalFire is staging at least two Sikorsky S-70i FIREHAWK helicopters in across the state. The FIREHAWKs can fly during night missions and quickly refill their water tanks ...

Cal Fire is home to Sikorsky S70i Cal Fire Hawk and Bell UH-1H Super Huey helicopters as well. Image 1 of 2. A Cal Fire helicopter prepares to drop water on a wildfire near a large home in the ...

Cal Fire, the state department that specializes in extinguishing wildfires, then dispatched six aircraft to the scene. A Sikorsky S-64E helicopter, carrying two people, ...

The report said a Cal Fire Sikorsky S-64 water-dropping helicopter departed Hemet-Ryan three minutes after the Bell, going in the same direction. “The Bell ...

Sousa was flying under contract with Cal Fire. The Sikorsky and its two-person crew were also under contract. Cal Fire operates its own fleet of about 60 aircraft but also contracts with ...