One of CAL FIRE’s newest additions, the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, is often the first to arrive at the scene of a fire, ...
Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous flying ...
The De Havilland Canada DHC-515 is an amphibious twin-engined aircraft originally manufactured by Canadair and then by ...
The role of ‘Super Scooper’ planes have been critical to helping tackle the wildfires in Los Angeles. These amphibious planes, officially known as the Bombardier CL-415, are built for the purpose of ...
One reason last week’s collision between a firefighting plane and a drone caused such a stir was because Los Angeles doesn’t ...
Kathryn Barger hopes Trump will survey the damage and recovering across the county, as local officials hope the incoming ...
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hurricane Hunters ...
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger welcomes the arrival of the CL-415 Bombardier SuperScoopers at Van Nuys Airport on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. LACoFD is in its 28th year leasing ...
Aerial firefighters are scooping up water from the Pacific Ocean to battle the Palisades fire. But saltwater is corrosive and ...
THE Los Angeles fires would be the US' biggest disaster, with its destructive cost estimated at $150 billion, 300,000 ...
The wildfire season in Los Angeles has barely begun, yet the hills of the Pacific Palisades are already ablaze, forcing ...