By that point, helicopter pilots had been dropping water on the flames for about ... What weather patterns is the fire creating? What kind of drop am I doing? Where does the helicopter need ...

As the Black Cove Fire burned along the Green River Cove, Chinook helicopters continued to drop water on the fires throughout March 22. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

The blaze covers the Craiglee hill area. Richard Madgin, from Newton Stewart, said he spotted the fire as he was heading to Loch Dee to go fishing. He spoke to a firefighter who warned him to leave as ...

Firefighters announced progress Wednesday night on containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the North Carolina ...

The U.S. Forestry Commission's helicopter was used several missions, including dropping fire-starter to ... and in motion during a drop to spread a smaller amount of water over a larger area.

Forest fires are burning in several areas of northern Thailand, contributing to the annual spike in air pollution that comes with farmers burning stubble to prepare their land for the next crop.

Firefighters announced progress Wednesday night on containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the North Carolina mountains, but they warned that fire danger remained from dry and windy ...

A bright orange helicopter races over the ... collecting 3,000 litres of water each time before heading two kilometres to the fire zone, spread across more than 1.6 hectares (four acres).