Carrying massive loads of water or fire retardant, fast-moving specialized aircraft help contain the spread of wildfires.

Firefighters in California are tackling a new fire that has broken out in Ventura County. The blaze, dubbed the Auto fire, started in the Santa Clara River bottom near North Ventura Boulevard and Auto ...

A firefighting helicopter dropped water on the Palisades Fire raging in California. Footage by Ermias shows the aircraft flying over the inferno, with a massive plume of smoke billowing into the sky ...

Cal Fire has its own fleet of aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state that can reach most fires within about 20 minutes.

They’re still in shock. But for now, even in a blue city in a blue state, disaster does not bring climate change to residents ...

Firefighters in California are battling the fires from the sky using a variety of specialized aircraft that dump water and fire retardant onto the terrain below.

One home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles remained intact while others on the same street were completely ...

Footage shows helicopters flying over burning mountainside in Los Angeles County, California. Video credit: LAFD AIR ...

The Post’s analysis offers evidence that the Palisades Fire started in the area where firefighters had spent hours using ...

As the California Wildfires devastate Los Angeles, there are ways to help. The rescues and organizations listed here are ...

In order to reach remote fires in the State Responsibility Area, CAL FIRE maintains a fleet of firefighting aircraft, many of which were converted from or originally designed as military aircraft.