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 ...

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 / ...

RAMONA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Cal Fire San Diego will soon begin a construction project at its Ramona Air Attack Base to prepare it for the arrival of a new air tanker. Crews will demolish and ...

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.

According to reports, the Air Force and Boeing were aware since 2018 that the KC-46 Pegasus could develop issues in the aileron hinges. The Air Force paused deliveries of the KC-46A Pegasus air tanker ...

If you've noticed longer power outages recently, these are because of wildfire safety protocols used by Xcel Energy that are intended to reduce wildfire risks. Xcel recently provided The Daily ...

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 ...

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 ...