Peeking out from under the wing of another firefighting aircraft, four scoopers sit at the U.S. Forest Service’s Santa Maria Air Tanker Base ready to respond if needed Friday. Credit: Janene Scully / ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Due to recent wildfire activity across Southern California the past two weeks, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base has been reopened and is now providing vital aerial service in the ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - With peak fire season now here, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base is ramping its operations in order to be fully prepared and ready to respond when the need arrives. "May 15th was ...

Wildfire season is beginning very soon, and a tanker base here in Abilene is crucial for protecting against fires. We spoke to an expert at the base about why this resource is so beneficial. Abilene ...

The newly renovated Santa Maria Air Tanker Base includes a second-floor operations room and upgraded ground facilities to support faster aircraft turnaround and expanded aerial firefighting efforts.

A Motorsports Hall of Famer and multiple world-speed record holder is helping quell the devastating wildfires burning in the foothills of Los Angeles, California — one air tanker drop at a time.

RAMONA, Calif. (CNS) — A "significant" Cal Fire construction project at the Ramona Air Attack Base, being designed to accommodate a new air tanker, will begin next week. According to a news release ...

Tucked behind Durango-La Plata County Airport lies the Durango Airtanker base – a hot swath of asphalt that for the past several weeks was home to three very special airplanes. The three repurposed ...

A $12 million construction project that begins Aug. 1 at Cal Fire’s Ramona Air Attack Base is designed to accommodate a new C-130H air tanker, officials said. The eight- to 12-month project at Ramona ...

CHICO — The churn of fire season begins. More than 70 air tanker pilots and 30 support staff, flying for the firefighting company AeroFlite, completed their annual training this month out of the Chico ...

A single engine air tanker (SEAT) prepares for flight at the Lake County Airport in Lakeview, Oregon. (Courtesy video by Marc J. Sanchez/NIFC) This work, Single engine air tanker readies for wildland ...

Cal Fire’s Air Attack Base in Ramona is getting a much-needed $12 million upgrade to handle larger air tankers. KPBS North County reporter Alexander Nguyen reports the improvements will also allow ...