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

A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying ...

A Federal Aviation Administration investigation was continuing Friday into a drone strike that damaged a water-dropping Super Scooper aircraft over Palisades Fire, putting it out of service during a ...

One of the two Super Scooper airplanes on loan from Canada is out of service for the weekend. The water tanker requires ...

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

As of Thursday night, the the Palisades Fire was 6% contained. Early estimates predict $57 billion in damages, which could possibly cause the state's insurance crisis to swell. Between 2020 and 2022, ...

Cal Fire will receive two more CL-415 Super Scoopers from a Canadian non-profit to replace the one damaged Thursday by a ...

Ocean water can be used in extreme cases to fight wildfires, but freshwater is preferred due to equipment corrosion, soil damage, and logistical challenges.

Despite some progress, the biggest blazes — the Palisades and Eaton fires — rage largely uncontained as anxious residents ...

Drones and other aircraft not helping with firefighting efforts are prohibited in temporary flight restriction zones around ...

Rogue Drone Grounds Firefighting Aircraft is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence ...

Firefighters are hoping for a break from the fierce winds that have fueled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, killing 10 ...