DENVER — New details have been released detailing what may have happened moments before a single-engine air tanker crashed while fighting the Kruger Rock Fire. The National Transportation Safety Board ...

RAPID CITY - A single-engine fire tanker aircraft crashed and suffered significant damage Saturday afternoon while fighting a fire that came extremely close to reaching the town of Kyle. The pilot ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - As wildfire season intensifies across Western Colorado, firefighting aircraft are once again becoming a critical line of defense. At the Grand Junction Air Center, ...

The move was prompted by concerns raised about the planes' airworthiness and public safety after the crashes. While some were allowed to return to service later, their numbers were sharply reduced.

The Texas A&M Forest Service has raised the Wildland Fire Preparedness Level to Level 2. As a way to prepare, the forest service has four single-engine air tankers (SEAT) stationed at the Abilene ...

SILT — A rapidly spreading wildfire likely started by lightning burned within about 10 yards of a home Saturday afternoon, but no structures were lost, officials said.About 80 firefighters, more ...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) - A single-engine air tanker battling a wildfire in southern Utah crashed Thursday evening, killing the pilot. The small plane had been flying above a fire about 15 miles north ...