Firefighting planes are front-line combatants when a wildfire breaks out. They come in a wide variety of sizes, and their capacity is equally varied.

The man accused of shooting at a firefighting tanker bomber has been officially charged. Daniel Christian Pettit, 48, of Orr, is accused of the shooting.

A man accused of shooting at a plane helping to put out a wildfire near Orr in northeastern Minnesota claims he was crow hunting and was not intentionally shooting at planes. Daniel Pettit, 48, is ...

A firefighting aircraft was seen dropping flame retardant on the Bain Fire in Riverside, California, on Tuesday, May 19. X user @GKB518 captured this footage showing the aircraft working to tackle ...

Three American crew members were killed Thursday when a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in southeastern Australia, officials said. New South Wales Premier Gladys ...

Joe takes a huge gamble on the ultimate fire-fighting plane. The Buffalo crew take on the air force and Mikey joins the ...

The federal government is expanding Canada's wildfire response capabilities with the addition of 10 firefighting aircraft and ...

A 48-year-old man from Orr was charged with two felonies after damage was discovered on an aircraft that was assisting with ...

A no-fly restriction is now in place over the property of Daniel Pettit, 48, the man accused of shooting at a firefighting plane near Orr in northeast Minnesota. The DNR says the restriction is meant ...

Kepplair, a French startup developing a firefighting version of the ATR72-600, announced that it has secured its first ...