CAL FIRE lists a campfire as the cause of the blaze, which remains 40% contained and has forced road and trail closures.

During the first 24 hours, firefighting aircraft logged a combined 79 flight hours and dropped 123,000 gallons of retardant and 126,000 gallons of water.

Butte County firefighters and aircraft contained the Railroad Fire, a vegetation fire Sept. 28 that burned about 4 acres in ...

Two people died when a firefighting helicopter crashed during water drops on Yosemite’s Dome Fire on September 20, 2026.

Two pilots were killed when a contract firefighting helicopter crashed while carrying out water-drop operations on the Dome Fire in California’s Yosemite National Park, authorities said. The crash ...

Aerial firefighters are responding to this year's busy, unpredictable and deadly wildfire season with more missions, more planes and new tech.

A contract aircraft company has identified the second pilot killed in the weekend crash of a firefighting helicopter in Yosemite National Park as Ryan Cutter ...

Officials concerned most California firefighting aircraft already deployed Most of Cal Fire's four-dozen firefighting aircraft are already being utilized in this early start to the firefighting season ...

It was a busy day at the Sacramento McClellan Airport's tarmac as dozens of planes, helicopters and other aircraft made their way to the Hawk Fire burning near Reno, Nevada. "Four times today, the big ...

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — Cal Fire reported that it continues to see success on initial attack and major wildland fires with its fleet of Cal Fire Hawks and contracted night water dropping helicopters.

Dome Fire tops 5,200 acres, closing Glacier Point Road as smoke and trail closures reshape Yosemite fall visits, though the ...

As wildfires ravaged Southern California in January 2025, millions of people turned to Cal Fire’s website for information on the Eaton and Palisades fires, checking on evacuation orders and looking at ...