A firefighting plane. And while many services across the country may turn to a neat little helicopter with a big bucket attached, some have much more specialized firefighting aircraft in their ...

Firefighter plane scoops ocean water to battle Southern California wildfires. Experts say saltwater isn’t a fire department’s first choice, but is sometimes necessary to battle out-of-control ...

FBI investigating drone that left massive hole in firefighter plane battling Palisades Fire By . Isabel Keane. Published Jan. 12, 2025, 12:49 p.m. ET.

Cal Fire, California's lead state firefighting agency, on Thursday April 24, 2025 unveiled a new C-130 tanker plane, shown here in April at McClellan Airtanker Base near Sacramento, that it ...

A drone collided with a firefighting aircraft flying over the Palisades fire on Thursday, causing the plane to be grounded for several days of repairs and leading to an investigation into who flew ...

Texas Firefighter Who Tried to Save Woman Sucked Through Southwest Plane Window Speaks Out Andrew Needum, a Celina, Texas, firefighter, was one of two men who helped save Jennifer Riordan from ...

The plane landed safely after being hit, and no one onboard was injured. 7 A firefighting aircraft battling the deadly Palisades Fire was struck by a drone, forcing the crucial plane out of action ...

A drone hit the wing of a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper plane fighting the LA fires. Cal Fire only has one other Quebec 1 aircraft in its arsenal.

Extreme heat continues across the U.S. 03:41 A pilot died when a single-engine firefighting aircraft crashed into a Montana reservoir Wednesday afternoon while scooping up water to fight a nearby ...