Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,706.6 acres after being active for ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Interviews with pilots paint a graphic picture of the struggle to maintain control of their ships amid one of the most ...

known as Cal Fire, says it has the largest fleet of aerial firefighting equipment of any civilian agency in the world. Two planes important to aerial firefighting missions are air tankers ...

Cal Fire lead air tanker instructor and pilot Bradley Baker explained that much of the agency’s aerial firefighting decisions are made using the acronym SEE: Safe, Effective, and Efficient. If the ...

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 ...