LOUIS – Two Super Scoopers took a pit stop at Spirit of ... Spirit Airport workers confirmed these planes were in California for the fires and stopped in St. Louis for the night before departing ...

In order to compensate, specialized firefighting aircraft known as 'Super Scoopers' were deployed in order to combat the raging wildfires. Image Provided By: Frankie Paradise III These planes ...

A firefighting Super Scooper aircraft collided with a drone while battling intense California wildfires, raising serious ...

Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every ... "This damage caused to the Super Scooper is a stark reminder that flying drones during times of emergency poses an extreme ...

“We have no plans to change our leasing of the Super Scoopers,” Marrone answered. The department has leased the aircraft for the last 31 years. “We have the Super Scoopers every year for as ...

January 9 ended up being a very expensive day for a Culver City, California man after he ... and damaging the leading edge of a Canadian “Super Scooper” plane that was trying to fight the ...

Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter. The collision left a 3-by-6-inch hole in the Super Scooper's left wing.