There will be a Chinook helicopter ready to be airborne at the British bases at all times during the summer firefighting season, British Forces Cyprus announced on Tuesday.“The Chinook is ideally ...

There were impressive scenes as RAF Chinook crews conducted a training sortie as part of preparations for the annual Cyprus wildfire season. The exercise saw a helicopter operating with a Bambi bucket ...

GREER, AZ — Aerial firefighting crews play a crucial role in battling wildfires, using specialized aircraft and tactical approaches that vary based on fire conditions and terrain. At the scene of the ...

California's fifth largest wildfire is encroaching on some of the last strongholds for imperiled salmon, with potentially devastating consequences for a species already on the brink. If the Park Fire ...

A Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter based at Napa County Airport is ready during an emergency to take off, reach a newly started wildfire within minutes, and hit it with 2,300 gallons of water. The ...

The UK will deploy Royal Air Force (RAF) Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters to Cyprus this summer to backfill for the service’s Puma HC2s, which will be retired next month. Secretary of State for ...

Columbia Helicopters will deploy four civil Chinook heavy-lift rotorcraft to Turkey in the coming months following the renewal of an aerial firefighting contract. Columbia Helicopters will deploy four ...

Cal Fire added six new night-flying CH-47 Chinook helicopters, one of which is now located at the Paso Robles Air Attack Base. Photo courtesy of Cal Fire San Luis Obispo Unit Just as California moves ...

TRUCKEE, Calif. — As ground crews work hard to contain the Conner Fire near Minden, air crews were also helping out from the skies on Friday. One of the aircraft that was used to drop water on the ...