I'm a third-generation firefighter — and I'm helping to battle the LA fires from the air in a DC-10 fire bomber. Here's how we do it.

U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard ...

Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why ...

As one air tanker comes in, another is on its way ... First thing next week, they say they'll be out fighting the fire that ...

Cal Fire has its own fleet of aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state that can reach most fires within about 20 minutes.

ONE OF THEM IS THEIR C-130 AIR TANKER, KCRA 3’S ... totaling 32,000 gallons of retardant. Fire crews from Northern California are assisting in fighting the devastating fires in Los Angeles ...

Super Scoopers can carry far heavier loads than helicopters equipped with buckets, and — unlike air tankers ... tool for fighting fires, the Los Angeles County Fire Department has said.

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Air tankers and chemical fire retardants have been used since the ... Between 2000-2013, there were 78 aviation deaths related to fighting wildfires, according to a 2015 report by the Centers ...

Super Scoopers can carry far heavier loads than helicopters equipped with buckets, and — unlike air tankers ... tool for fighting fires, the Los Angeles County Fire Department has said.