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

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.

A firefighting aircraft was grounded after it was struck by a civilian-flown drone while over the Palisades Fire on Thursday. The collision, which involved a Canadair CL-415, happened at around 1 ...

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 ...

The FBI announced on Monday that it is seeking information about the collision of an unauthorized drone with a firefighting aircraft that was flying over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County ...

also known as Cal Fire, has a fleet of more than 60 aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state, making it the largest civil aerial firefighting fleet in the ...

Fighting the deadly wildfires in ... spots on the ground to planes and helicopters providing fire suppression from the air. Specialized aircraft are dropping massive amounts of water and colorful ...

The Scooper plane, Quebec 1, was hit by the civilian drone while over Los Angeles around 1 p.m. Thursday, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Erik Scott wrote on X. The plane landed safely ...