NBC Los Angeles on MSN10 天
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 ...
Stars and Stripes12 天
What are ‘Super Scoopers,’ the planes used to fight the LA wildfires?
The Super Scooper is among an array of firefighting aircraft, including helicopters and air tankers, that the California ...
USA Today10 天
Water tanks in the sky: How firefighting planes help ground crews combat LA wildfires
Fighting the deadly wildfires in ... spots on the ground to planes and helicopters providing fire suppression from the air. Specialized aircraft are dropping massive amounts of water and colorful ...
The i on MSN10 天
I direct LA’s fire helicopters – here’s the reality of tackling the blaze
Linnea Edmeier, aviation communications officer at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), said ...
NBC New York11 天
High winds do more than spread fires — they keep firefighting aircraft on the ground
"So, each aircraft will have that ... which each hold 4,000 gallons of fire retardant. According to Reuters, Cal Fire can also employ contractors to bring in Large Air Tankers (LATs) and Very ...
New York Post12 天
FBI investigating drone that left massive hole in firefighter plane battling Palisades Fire
Photos released by the agency showed that the drone put a large hole in the aircraft’s wing ... firefighters’ efforts to suppress this fire and actually get it contained,” Davis ...
Detroit Free Press10 天
Water tanks in the sky: Firefighting planes help ground crews combat California wildfires
is considered extremely cost-effective in fighting wildfires, according to Business Insider. Cal Fire doesn’t own any Super Scoopers. Instead, it has been leasing two of the aircraft from the ...