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

Canadian pilots are flying water-bombing planes, known as Super Scoopers, to help fight wildfires in Los Angeles County, as part of an elite group of international firefighters who provide ...

Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across 45 square ... Fire threatening homes in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles, Jan. 11, 2025. The super scooper firefighting plane that was ...

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

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

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

The CEO of a company that flies "Super Scooper" firefighting planes said one of his ... It said there's also a civil penalty of up to $75,000 for interfering with firefighters during temporary flight ...

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

Fanned by strong winds, the wildfires have killed at least 24 people and swept through 40,000 acres in the Greater Los ...

Local firefighting systems need more permanent, reliable employment, because sometimes neighboring communities, states and ...

A second person has been arrested for impersonating a firefighter in the Palisades Fire zone, Los Angeles County Sheriff ...