What It’s Like to Be an Aerial Tanker Pilot During the L.A. Fires
Multiple aerial firefighting agencies have spent countless hours airborne since the outbreak of the Palisades and Eaton fires ...
How a Drag-Racing Legend Is Helping Fight the Los Angeles Wildfires
Conrad "Connie" Kalitta's air transport company is lending a hand to keep the air tankers battling the blazes.
FBI searching for drone operator that grounded aircraft battling Pacific Palisades fire
The FBI said it is seeking info about the collision of an unauthorized drone with a firefighting aircraft flying over the ...
Aerial firefighting companies' new challenge: Keeping up with demand
Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.
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Wildfire Threat Persisting, Los Angeles Officials Warn 85,000 To Prepare for Evacuation
Dozens of water tanker trucks were also brought in to prevent hydrants ... “Life-threatening and destructive and widespread winds are already here,” chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, Kristin ...
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'A nightmare': Ligonier native takes to skies to battle Los Angeles fires
LOS ANGELES — A ... works for 10 Tanker, an aerial firefighting organization. He flies a DC-10 Air Tanker. He helped to drop more than 175,000 gallons of fire retardant during more than a ...
Los Angeles wildfires: Returning Santa Ana winds threaten to expand deadly blazes
Dangerous Santa Ana winds are expected to return to the Los Angeles area this week, potentially fueling the growth of new and ...
LA fires latest: Firefighters to face 70mph winds pushing ‘explosive fire growth’ as death toll climbs to 24
Firefighters are bracing for the the return of ferocious Santa Ana winds which are expected to fan the flames of wildfires raging across southern California, as the death toll climbs to at least 24 ...