Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for ...

Cal Fire had more than 60 aircraft within its firefighting ... This chart shows a 1,200-gallon heavy air tanker’s coverage length, in feet. It is illegal for any unauthorized manned or unmanned ...

Clay Fire initially started 5 p.m. Jan. 21 in Riverside County. After being active for four days, it has burned 39 acres. As of Saturday morning, 98% of the fire was brought under containment by a ...

Gusty winds and then much-needed rain played a big role in the week firefighters worked to get 100% containment ...

The tankers loop from the fire to the air base, where aircraft like the S-2T tanker can be refilled on the ground within minutes. Cal Fire also has seven new airtankers that were put into service ...

Marine Corps and Air Force until the 1990s. Cal Fire’s fleet of tankers then drops fire retardant onto the terrain below. The Grumman S-2T tanker, with its two turboprop engines, is the agency ...

Cal Fire’s fleet of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft ... This chart shows a 1,200-gallon heavy air tanker’s coverage length, in feet. It is illegal for any unauthorized manned or unmanned ...

The Super Scooper is among an array of firefighting aircraft, including helicopters and air tankers, that the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) and the L.A. County ...

SACRAMENTO -- Stepping into a virtual world to stay safe in the real one, Cal Fire is using augmented reality technology to ...

A multitude of planes and helicopters are helping fight the Los Angeles area wildfires. Wildfires have been raging in the Los Angeles area for a week, with five fires currently active in Los ...