Remarkable aerial images from SkyFOX show Super Scoopers dropping water on the Franklin Fire burning in Malibu near the Pepperdine University campus.

Super Scoopers can carry far heavier loads than helicopters equipped with buckets, and — unlike air tankers, which have also been deployed in the L.A. fires — they can replenish their water ...

16,000 Gallons Water At 350 Kmph, Repeat: 'Super Scoopers' In US Firefight Specifically designed for dousing forest fires, the CL-415 aircraft can scoop water, mix it with foam if needed and then ...

Farrell told News 13 that the Super Scooper needs a water source at least one mile long. They fly in with two valves open on the bottom of the plane. Then, 1,412 gallons of water are “scooped ...

A Super Scooper aircraft drops water over the Martindale fire on September 28, 2020. Super Scoopers are proving vital to fighting the fires in Los Angeles. Photo by David McNew/Getty Images What ...

Super Scoopers get their name from their ability to pick up 6,000 liters from bodies of water and drop them in just 12 seconds on wildfires burning nearby, he said.

Two yellow Canadian Super Scoopers have been especially well-documented dropping water over the Palisades.

One of the “Super Scooper” planes aiding in the battle against the Los Angeles wildfires was damaged after colliding with a drone and is now grounded, officials said on Thursday.

Farrell told News 13 that the Super Scooper needs a water source at least one mile long. They fly in with two valves open on the bottom of the plane.