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

Dutch company U-Boat Worx first proposed adding a new flagship undersea explorer to its range back in 2021. The design got a ...

NPR transcribed 2,000 hours of radio communications from the LA fires. It shows hydrants going dry and first responders ...

This is the story of the Canadair CL-415, a Canadian-designed, Canadian-built amphibious water bomber pulling overtime over ...

Spirit Airport workers confirmed these planes were in California for the fires and stopped in St. Louis for the night before departing back home to Quebec, Canada. Airport workers say these were the ...

Related stories The Super Scoopers are a spectacular sight, with a similar flying style to combat aircraft. The planes are meant to skim the water at speed, Davis said, "fill up tanks in 10 to 12 ...

Fanned by strong winds, the wildfires have killed at least 24 people and swept through 40,000 acres in the Greater Los ...

Only about 160 fire-dousing Super Scooper aircraft, which are built in Canada using a 55-year-old design, are in operation ...

At least 25 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across the Los ...