Maximum tank capacity: 1,621 US gallons (6,136 liters) • Cruise speed loaded: 180 knots (333 km/h) • Drop speed: 110 knots (204 km/h) During joint fire-fighting operations, the CL-415s repeatedly drop ...

The DC-10 has been instrumental in fighting some of the largest wildfires in the U.S., including the 2020 Glass Fire in California. It played a key role in protecting residential areas by creating ...

The 356ft long plane would carry 12 times as much as a Boeing 747 (which is 127ft shorter ... to be able to contribute their skills to fighting climate change, instead of just optimizing ...

Music world A-listers took the stage Friday to honor the Grateful Dead at an annual pre-Grammys benefit gala, which this year raised millions for musicians impacted by the recent wildfires that ...

The Federal Fire Service, FFS, has called on tanker owners across the country to equip their vehicles with anti-spill locks to avert further petrol tanker explosions that can cause loss of life ...

The Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service, Abdulganiyu Jaji, has called on fuel station owners and tanker operators to address the issue of reckless driving by their drivers, particularly ...

Piqued by incessant tanker explosions in recent times, the Controller-General, Federal Fire Service (FFS), Abdulganiyu Olola Jaji, said yesterday that henceforth tankers must be fortified with ...

A massive fire broke out on Tuesday, engulfing two petrol-laden tankers at an MRS filling station along Numan Road, opposite the Jezco filling station near Yola International Airport. The incident ...

NAROWAL: Three people were injured when an oil tanker caught fire during welding at a workshop in Sheikhupura. According to Rescue 1122 spokesperson, a call was received from the Qasr Sultan ...

“Tanker 47, we’re in the dip,” co-pilot Pablo Montero calls over the radio. It’s 9.30 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, and the crew is on its third night working the Palisades fire, a ...