A Quebec water bomber fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was grounded on Thursday after it collided with a drone flying in restricted airspace, officials said.

The Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems program was instituted in 1971 as a collaboration between the U.S. Forest Service ...

A specialized Canadian firefighting plane responding to the wildfires in Southern California was grounded Thursday after it ...

This particular plane was not the one involved in the incident, but it shows the capacity of the SuperScooper. Photo credit: ...

LOS ANGELES — An unauthorized drone collided with an air tanker battling the Palisades Fire on January 9, 2025, tearing a ...

A firefighting 'Super Scooper' airplane on loan from Canada has been grounded for three days after a civilian drone flew into ...

In the aftermath the FAA promised severe punishment for anyone caught flying drones in a way that interferes with ...

An aircraft helping to fight wildfires that are raging across Los Angeles was struck by a civilian drone on Thursday. The ...

A plane tackling the Los Angeles fires which is capable of scooping up more than 1,500 gallons of sea water at a time has ...

The collision over the Palisades Fire left the massive plane with a hole in a wing and the drone destroyed, Los Angeles ...

The aircraft, named the Quebec 1, struck the drone at about 1 p.m. Thursday and has been grounded.

A firefighting aircraft responding to ongoing Southern California wildfires was grounded after it was struck and damaged by a ...