This is a big deal,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, noting California has the largest civilian aerial firefighting fleet in ...

Governor Gavin Newsom and Cal Fire introduce a new C-130 tanker to enhance California's wildfire fighting capabilities amid ...

With peak fire season rapidly approaching ... its value in real-time firefighting efforts. Tanker 121 is the second of seven C-130Hs California plans to deploy. The aircraft are part of a multi ...

Cal Fire is preparing for a challenging wildfire season in Northern California, deploying resources including a second retrofitted C-130 Hercules air tanker. Meteorologists are predicting ...