The Navy quietly started screening elite fighter pilots for signs of brain injuries caused by flying, a risk it officially ...

Uruguay's Economy Ministry Monday greenlighted the tax-free import of bottled water as one of the measures ... 15 centimeters” in the C-130 Hercules aircraft sent to pick it up and it will ...

So, when the winds are calm enough, skilled pilots flying planes aptly named Super Scoopers are skimming off 1,500 gallons of sea water at a time and dumping it with high precision on the fires.

Ontario is expected to deploy two waterbomber planes from Dryden ... Alberta announced last Thursday it plans to deploy water bombers and night vision helicopters to the Los Angeles area, and ...

But this time, there were two critical differences in the firefight: There was a squadron of massive water- and retardant-dropping aircraft at the ready, and winds — although strong — still ...

Those aircraft "scoop water from oceans, lakes and reservoirs which can be dropped as regular water or be mixed with a foam retardant," according to Cal Fire. The Air National Guard has flown C ...

Specialized aircraft are dropping massive amounts of water and colorful fire retardant to aid thousands of firefighters on the ground – and some fly breathtakingly low to do it. The water and ...

The FBI says it is investigating the unauthorized flight of a drone that crashed into a Canadian firefighting aircraft while it ... drone damaged the Quebec water bomber, known as a “super ...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - The FAA is investigating after a small plane crashed into a shed near Conway. Horry County Fire Rescue responded just before 7 a.m. to West Brownway Circle off Cates Bay ...

Specialized aircraft are dropping massive amounts of water and colorful fire retardant to aid thousands of firefighters on the ground – and some fly breathtakingly low to do it. The water and ...

So, when the winds are calm enough, skilled pilots flying planes aptly named Super Scoopers ... Pacific Ocean has a seemingly endless supply of water. In emergencies like Southern California ...