California is now the first U.S. state to deploy a C-130 Hercules air tanker to fight wildfires, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced Monday. It’s the first of seven to be secured from the ...

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

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Cal Fire officials announced the latest addition to the agency’s ability to fight fires ...

The California Forestry Association released the following statement regarding the addition of the C-130 Hercules to its ...

With peak fire season on the horizon, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the state’s second C-130 Hercules (C-130H) ...

Retrofitted C-130 cargo plane can fly farther, faster, and carry more fire retardant than other Cal Fire aircraft ...

Gavin Newsom in Sacramento, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the state’s primary firefighting agency, rolled out a new C-130 Hercules cargo plane, which has been added ...