The National Park Service just got a lot cooler as Ford has donated a custom firefighting command vehicle for use at Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico. The firefighting rig is based on the ...

At most, nine of the 33 large air tankers owned by US operators eligible to respond to a contract tender expected to be issued this month will be available for next year's firefighting season.

Their mission is to help crews fight fires from the air both day and night ... pilots can't fly at night or in heavy smoke, which limits firefighting efforts. "It's something that I've spent ...

However, aerial firefighting specialist 10 Tanker, which is helping lead the Southern California effort, is a Kalitta Air client. Kalitta Air does not own or operate any tanker aircraft.