I'm a third-generation firefighter — and I'm helping to battle the LA fires from the air in a DC-10 fire bomber. Here's how we do it.

Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous flying conditions.

In fact, the package which is being proposed to clients is a multi-mission aircraft, able to perform not only fire-fighting missions, but also cargo and MEDEVAC. This allows the maximum return on ...

The Los Angeles fires first started on January 7, 2025, as a result of strong winds. According to NBC, the first area to be impacted was Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood of Los Angeles just east of ...

During the catastrophic fires in Los Angeles, a man used a drone to take aerial photographs and put a fire-fighting aircraft out of action. Now he has to pay. In California, a man has pleaded ...

A man who was piloting a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft working on the Palisades fire has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, pay a fine and complete community service ...

One thing that was impossible to miss -- as fires raged through L.A. -- was the fight from the air. Officials say it might have been the largest number of aircraft at a fire event, ever.

Hoke’s C-130 — a model nicknamed “Hercules” for its impressive strength and size — has been equipped with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting ... strict rules for aircraft operating in ...

The aircraft is capable of carrying up to 1,600 gallons of water and is considered to be one of the most effective methods of fighting wildfires ... of police and fire to conduct operations." ...

LOS ANGELES — A man who was piloting a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft working on the Palisades fire has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, pay a fine and complete ...