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

Firefighting planes are dumping water from the ocean on the Los Angeles fires, but using saltwater is typically a last resort ...

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

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

These Canadian CL-415 aircrafts, also known as amphibious water bombers, have been on the front lines fighting the wildfires ...

The death toll from the fires burning in Los Angeles County increased to at least 25 on Tuesday, according to officials, as ...

Can we please stop picking on Leonardo DiCaprio’s mode of transportation? Granted, escaping the Los Angeles wildfires in a ...

So, when the winds are calm enough, skilled pilots flying planes aptly named Super Scoopers are skimming off 1,500 gallons ..

A super scooper on loan from Canada that’s been helping fight the fires will be back in action this week after taking a hit ...

In Los Angeles, “Super Scooper” planes are dumping ocean water on the raging wildfires ... although the tulip poplar trees ...