Fire Hawk helicopters training over Folsom Lake as Cal Fire gears up for summer threat

Cal Fire helicopters will sweep low over Folsom Lake on Friday and Saturday as crews stage one of the agency’s final major ...
Edhat

CAL FIRE Night Aerial Firefighting Training at McClellan and Regional Lakes

CAL FIRE will kick off its 2026 Night Aerial Firefighting Exercise (NAFE) training cycle with its initial NAFE evolution ...
CBS News 8

CalFire adds powerful C-130 air tanker and helicopter to San Diego County base

RAMONA, Calif. — CalFire will soon add two powerful new aircraft to its Ramona Air Attack Base, significantly boosting the agency's firefighting capabilities in San Diego County. The new fleet ...
Firehouse

CAL FIRE Partners with TracPlus to Launch Wildfire Response Platform

LOS ANGELES, CA - TracPlus, a global leader in mission-critical intelligence for aerial firefighting, today announced its strategic partnership with CAL FIRE to launch the CAL FIRE Aviation Tracking ...
Aviation Week

Sikorsky, Cal Fire Initiative Could Lead To Autonomous Firehawk

A research and innovation project established by Sikorsky and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) could lead to an autonomous version of the airframer’s S-70 Firehawk ...
Aviation Week

Skyryse Partners With CalFire On Safer Firefighting SkyOS Program

COLORADO SPRINGS—Automated cockpit developer Skyryse has partnered with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) to study the use of the Los Angeles-based company’s SkyOS ...