Cal Fire had more than 60 aircraft within its firefighting ... Media choppers must fly 1,000 feet above the air tactical zone. Command and control planes orbit the fire above 2,500 feet.

Interviews with pilots paint a graphic picture of the struggle to maintain control of their ships amid one of the most ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ... adding that De Havilland hopes to ramp up production to nine or 10 planes each year. Most Super Scoopers in the U.S. are owned ...

The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.

The familiar, water-dropping aircraft are leased by the fire department from Quebec each year to help fend off California ...

California officials on Tuesday announced residents in certain Palisades Fire evacuation zones will be allowed to return home, as the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department increases security measures ...

A drone that authorities say was flying in restricted airspace on Jan. 9 put a fist-sized hole in the wing of a Super Scooper ...

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.

They also supply "scooper" planes, which "scoop water from oceans, lakes and reservoirs which can be dropped as regular water or be mixed with a foam retardant," according to Cal Fire. These ...

Cal Fire had more than 60 aircraft within its firefighting ... Media choppers must fly 1,000 feet above the air tactical zone. Command and control planes orbit the fire above 2,500 feet.