Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.

Trained, professional firefighters like those battling the ... above the Palisades fires struck the wing of a Canadair CL-415 Super Scoopers operating in Los Angeles. No one was injured, but ...

Canadian pilots are flying water-bombing planes, known as Super Scoopers, to help fight wildfires in Los Angeles County, as part of an elite group of international firefighters who provide ...

Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across 45 square ... Fire threatening homes in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles, Jan. 11, 2025. The super scooper firefighting plane that was ...

A Super Scooper makes a water drop on the Hughes fire near Lake Hughes Road on Wednesday. (Photo by Mike Meadows/Contributing Photographer) Firefighters continued to gain control of fires burning ...

Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires ... It's burned over 14,000 acres and is at 91% containment. Super scooper damaged by drone ready to be back in the air The super scooper ...

Multiple helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, including Super Scoopers ... bone-dry vegetation and strong winds came as firefighters continued to battle the Palisades and Eaton fires, which ...

A firefighter speaks on the radio while flames ... The fleet included two Super Scoopers -- enormous amphibious planes that can carry hundreds of gallons (liters) of water -- as well as DC-10 ...