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

I'm a third-generation firefighter — and I'm helping to battle the LA fires from the air in a DC-10 fire bomber. Here's how ...

As the Santa Ana winds quieted over the weekend, there was more good news regarding containment figures for both the Palisades and Eaton blazes. The former fire is 52% contained (up from 43% yesterday ...

A C-130J Super Hercules over the Hughes Fire on Jan. 22, 2025. (California Air National Guard/TMX) Once a load is discharged from a MAFFS-equipped aircraft, and the aircraft lands at a tanker base ...

U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super Hercules ...

Today on CNN 10, we get an update on the fires in Southern California, where progress is being made despite continuing fire weather risks. We also take a look at a rocket launch success that's ...

A Super Scooper makes a water drop on the Hughes fire near Lake Hughes Road on Wednesday. (Photo by Mike Meadows/Contributing Photographer) Firefighters continued to gain control of fires burning ...

It's burned over 14,000 acres and is at 91% containment. Super scooper damaged by drone ready to be back in the air The super scooper firefighting plane that was damaged by a drone last week has ...