Air traffic control audio captured during the incident indicates the crew declared an emergency as the situation unfolded.

Extreme winds grounded aircraft that were preparing to help fight the wildfires on Tuesday.

DENVER — Western Colorado’s skies are unusually busy this week, as dozens of firefighting aircraft work to slow the spread of multiple large wildfires. Flight path data shows a dense network of ...

Kawak Aviation Technologies Inc., a Bend, Oregon-based aerospace manufacturer specializing in aerial firefighting equipment, is drawing renewed attention to its innovative Cascade Aerial Firefighting ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A boost from the federal government may be coming soon for aerial firefighters. Firefighting aircraft play a vital role in tackling wildfires in our state and across the country, ...

The Table Rock Fire is the first time South Carolina has ever used a Very Large Airtanker. See what airplanes are fighting fires in North Carolina and South Carolina. South Carolina is bringing in the ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A firefighting airplane landed safely in western Colorado despite a problem with its landing gear. The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control said at around 6:45 p.m.

Coulson Aircrane says the Saskatchewan government has agreed to pay more than twice what it should have for four firefighting aircraft — a decision the B.C.-based company says will cost Saskatchewan ...