One of precious few purpose-built firefighting airplanes, a Bombardier CL-415 drops water on a fire in Simi Valley, California ... the first day, joined first by an OV-10 observation aircraft ...

While Coulson and most aerial firefighting groups rely heavily on helicopters for their operations, planes are also a ...

The U.S. Senate passed a new bipartisan bill reauthorizing the Department of Defense of sell excess aircraft and parts to ...

A specialized Canadian firefighting plane responding to the wildfires in Southern California was grounded ... in LA have some level of containment for first time this week But the incident forced ...

The plane was ... It is the first of seven tankers that California are using to fight the increasing threat of wildfires in the state. California has the biggest aerial firefighting fleet in ...

Evacuations were ordered in Laws, a tiny Inyo County community just east of Bishop, and also in Chalfant in Mono County — as well as the White Mountain Estates neighborhood between the two. About 30 ...

With winds picking up, aerial support could once again be grounded. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...

California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Announces Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Aerial Firefighting Efforts ...