Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.

An explosive new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their ...

The FBI is searching for the operator of a drone that struck a plane that was serving a crucial role fighting the Palisades ...

NPR transcribed 2,000 hours of radio communications from the LA fires. It shows hydrants going dry and first responders ...

NPR transcribed more than 2,000 hours of radio communications from the LA fires. The analysis shows hydrants going dry and ...

This is the story of the Canadair CL-415, a Canadian-designed, Canadian-built amphibious water bomber pulling overtime over ...

Firefighting planes are dumping water from the ocean on the Los Angeles fires, but using saltwater is typically a last resort ...

As the fires raged last week, a consumer drone collided with Quebec-1, one of only two Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper aircraft fighting the Palisades fire. The planes didn't ... 1400 gallons of water — ...

The specifically designed CL-415 firefighting planes are used to scoop up more than 1,500 gallons of ocean water to drop on active fires ... remains grounded and out of service,” Los Angeles Fire ...

Several readers asked whether Mexico and Canada sent support to California as destructive wildfires burn in the Los Angeles ...

One reason last week’s collision between a firefighting plane and a drone caused such a stir was because Los Angeles doesn’t ...