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.
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 ...
I'm a pilot flying a DC-10 fire bomber to battle the LA fires. This is what I've seen — and this is what needs to stop.
I'm a third-generation firefighter — and I'm helping to battle the LA fires from the air in a DC-10 fire bomber. Here's how ...
Firefighting Pilots Face High-Pressure Job: ‘It Gets a Bit Scary’
The people flying planes and tankers involved in dousing blazes face hot, sweaty, turbulent conditions — and the risk that ...
What are ‘Super Scoopers,’ the planes used to fight the L.A. wildfires?
The CL-415 aircraft being used in California can drop large amounts of water on fires and fills its tank by skimming along a ...
NASCAR Driver’s Dad Battles Los Angeles Wildfires From the Sky As A DC-10 Tanker Pilot
Wildfires have devastated County, killing at least 13 people, destroying over 12,000 structures, and displacing tens of ...
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High winds do more than spread fires — they keep firefighting aircraft on the ground
Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why ...
Here’s what it’s like to manage Cal Fire’s aircraft during a massive wildfire
Aircraft that douse flames with water and bright red Phos-Chek fire retardant are a common sight in California. Aerial ...
Everything you need to know about the water drops in California during wildfires
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.
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LA wildfires: Aerial firefighters leader says flames should be 'wake up' call
Aerial firefighters with the association are limited ... like Blackhawks and ACH 47 Chinooks, and air tankers, like Grumman S-2T and Lockheed C-130H planes, carrying thousands of gallons of ...
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What's in the pink fire retardant being dropped on LA, and is it dangerous?
Parts of Southern California are covered with pink fire retardant as firefighters try to control deadly wildfires raging in ...