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

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

A new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, exploding in size and sparking thousands of evacuation orders in a ...

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

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

Nearby, a plane was providing support from the air. "Super Scoopers, just leaving the fire scene at this time," radioed a ...

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

United Aerial Firefighters Association head Paul Petersen said the wildfires ravaging California could be among the most ...

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 ...