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

A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying ...

A Culver City man has agreed to plead guilty to flying a drone that crashed into a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft, ...

A California man has pleaded guilty to recklessly operating a drone that collided with a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper as it ...

Fire crews are days into a challenging battle against a firestorm in Los Angeles, and one of the critical tools in the fight has been the effort from above. Enter the CL-415 Super Scooper — one ...