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

There is no precision equipment or autopilot for fire drops, just a pilot's view through the windscreen and his experience.

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

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

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

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

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

Cal Fire’s fleet of tankers then drops fire ... According to Hillsboro Aero Academy, an Oregon-based flight school, becoming a helicopter pilot involves accumulating between 1,500 and 4,000 ...

A long line of fire and billowing smoke are seen through the helicopter's windshield as it swoops towards one of the several ...

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

The Forest Service in California employs a litany of helicopters built for firefighting, dumping thousands of water on raging ...

Exploring the evolving landscape of aerial firefighting as it contends with escalating wildfire threats and the critical role ...