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

The scale of the aerial assault on the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was on full display Monday during a lull in the Santa ...

Cal Fire helicopters hummed along the coastline and ground fire crews gathered around a roof here, a fence there. But mostly, everything was just gone. On Thursday afternoon, from 3,000 feet in ...

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. The three main components of the ...

Mon, January 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM UTC The cost of the Los Angeles wildfires' damage could be at least $250 billion. Here's who pays the bills. Winter Storm Blair: Blizzard To The Plains, Snow From ...

Cal Fire said. SkyCal, the news helicopter for KCAL News, spotted a small flare-up while checking out the western side of the Palisades Fire. The flare-up, or hot spot, was located deep in a ...

This footage was published by @lafdairops, an official account of the Los Angeles Fire Department, who said that it shows helicopter crews flying over ... according to Cal Fire. Credit: Los Angeles ...

Responding to such reports, the California Fire Facts website states that "the number of CalFIRE [California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection] personnel has nearly doubled since 2019 ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or CalFire, has added the Palisades ... including 12 helicopters and six fixed-winged aircraft. More than 1,100 first responders combat ...

Together, the two blazes had affected about 37,000 acres. According to CalFire, northeast winds are set to return to high elevations Saturday night into Sunday, gusting up to 30 mph with relative ...