WALL, S.D. — South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden joined state and local officials last week to cut the ribbon on a new Single Engine Air Tanker, or SEAT, base in Wall, a project aimed at improving ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden opened a new Single Engine Air Tanker base in Wall to speed initial attacks on wildfires across the Black Hills and Cheyenne River Valley.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A wildfire erupted in Throckmorton County, north Texas, on August 14, prompting a swift response from local fire departments and ...

The new C-130H can hold three times more fire retardant than other Cal Fire planes.

SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) — Air tankers and helicopters have been taking advantage of a break in the windy weather to drop water and fire retardant on New Mexico’s first major wildfire of the season. The ...

ESTES PARK, Colo. — A pilot fighting the Kruger Rock Fire was killed when a single-engine air tanker crashed Tuesday night, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) said. The sheriff's office said ...

A fast-growing Arkansas wildfire exploded from just 150 acres to roughly 2,000 acres Thursday, prompting voluntary evacuations in El Dorado. Firefighters battling the largest wildfire in Texas history ...

As firefighters face narrow roads and poor access to the Red Bank Fire, air tankers are being used to put retardant lines around the fire in an attempt to slow it down and let the ground crews get to ...