Equipped with airborne fire-fighting systems, C-130 Super Hercules planes are flying missions over the wildfires in Southern California that started earlier this month. California Air National Guard ...

A video shows the cockpit view of California Air National Guard pilots flying low and dropping fire retardant over the Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County.

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

California officials will reopen some Palisades Fire evacuation zones, as law enforcement ramps up security to address looting.

One reason last week’s collision between a firefighting plane and a drone caused such a stir was because Los Angeles doesn’t ...

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

Despite the aircraft's impressive capabilities, California has not purchased any, rather choosing to lease them for 90-day ...

The U.S. Forest Service bans the use of long-term fire retardant on federal lands near waterways or endangered species ...

Planes dumping water and retardant on impacted ... The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire, has a fleet of more than 60 aircraft operating from 14 ...

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.

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

More than 30,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes north of Los Angeles after a new wildfire broke out in ...