The people flying planes and tankers involved in dousing blazes face hot, sweaty, turbulent conditions — and the risk that ...

Aircraft that douse flames with water and bright red Phos-Chek fire retardant are a common sight in California. Aerial ...

Multiple aerial firefighting agencies have spent countless hours airborne since the outbreak of the Palisades and Eaton fires ...

Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous flying ...

As Los Angeles residents fled an insatiable inferno in Pacific Palisades last week, aerial firefighter Diego Calderoni was ...

Firefighters in California are battling the fires from the sky using a variety of specialized aircraft that dump water and ...

The Palisades Fire between Santa Monica and Malibu on the city's western flank and the Eaton Fire in the east near Pasadena ...

When the Hurst Fire was still burning last week in the hills of Sylmar, Whiteman Airport in Pacoima served as a base for the ...

Wildfires have devastated County, killing at least 13 people, destroying over 12,000 structures, and displacing tens of ...

Linnea Edmeier, aviation communications officer at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), said ...

A MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter shown in 2014 assisting in aerial firefighting at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Ten Navy helicopters ...