SACRAMENTO -- Stepping into a virtual world to stay safe in the real one, Cal Fire is using augmented reality technology to ...

Cal Fire’s fleet of tankers then drops fire ... According to Hillsboro Aero Academy, an Oregon-based flight school, becoming a helicopter pilot involves accumulating between 1,500 and 4,000 ...

County also looking at buying more water tenders and wants to delve into wildfire preparedness across agencies ...

A California National Guard pilot describes how flyers perform a firefighting mission in the battle against Los Angeles’ ...

Interviews with pilots paint a graphic picture of the struggle to maintain control of their ships amid one of the most ...

Aerial firefighters—the pilots, flight coordinators ... 30-year career,” says fire captain and helicopter coordinator John Williamson with Cal Fire, the fire department of the California ...

Michele Gile speaks to Orange County Fire Authority helicopter crews to understand how they operate during wildfires.

A Chinook helicopter ... dip,” co-pilot Pablo Montero calls over the radio. It’s 9.30 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, and the crew is on its third night working the Palisades fire, a Godzilla ...

The county-owned helicopters are placed with the Sheriff’s Office and staffed by sheriff’s pilots, with a Cal Fire crew on board. It takes months of intense training so the sheriff’s pilots ...

Quick calculations, coordination, communication and feedback were key in helping helicopter pilots hit their spots.