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

You have probably first heard, then seen, air tankers fly through the big sky to fight wildfires, and this fire season, ...

Newsom welcomes new C-130 Hercules tanker planes to California‘s firefighting air fleet Gov. Gavin Newsom welcomes an expansion of the state’s firefighting fleet, April 24, 2025. (Courtesy) ...

Speaking of that second C-130, what does having a second air tanker like that give your agency the opportunity to do?

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom urged the federal government for more funds as the state recovers from the historic wildfires in January.

A Marine Corps F-35 fighter jet in the Coachella Valley crashed after clipping wings with a Marine KC-130 refueling tanker during a mid-air refueling exercise, according to a Marine Corps statement.

Wildfires are among nature’s most destructive forces, and when the flames grow too dangerous, the U.S. Air Force calls in its C-130 fleet. Transformed into massive aerial tankers, these aircraft ...

A massive C-130—capable of dropping 4,000 gallons of retardant—is heading to Ramona Air Attack Base. Here's how it's set to transform aerial firefighting.

As wildfire season approaches, San Diego County is ramping up its preparedness with a showcase of firefighting helicopters. On August 26, 2025, officials gathered at SDG&E's hangar at Gillespie Field ...

After the governor tried out the simulator, he and Cal Fire leaders rolled out the state's newest C-130 air tanker that's now ready to use about two months ahead of the state's peak fire season.

CAL FIRE credits the rapid containment of recent fires to a C-130 air tanker that was based in Fresno earlier this month, which can drop nearly four times more retardant than their older tankers.