TULSA, Okla. — Bridger Aerospace has their Super Scooper aircraft on standby to help fight the fires spread across Oklahoma.
The FBI says it is investigating the unauthorized flight of a drone that crashed into a Canadian firefighting aircraft while it was battling the deadly and destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles ...
But if any form of firefighting qualified for that well known military doctrine, it'd be aerial firefighting, as proven by this video of what looks like a Canadair CL-215 (we could be wrong, tell ...
The 10Tanker flies a very specific mission It's not as simple as flying over the fire ... generally dropping water to directly attack the fires, but air tankers — or fire bombers as I like ...
A QFD spokeswoman said the fire had now been contained and there was a fire bomber on the scene helping to strengthen the fire borders. They said the fire had also slowed with the current weather ...
During a new process aimed at increasing the county’s fiscal transparency, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone on Wednesday defended the department’s aerial firefighting capabilities during ...
The pilot has three options: water, foam, or fire retardant. Flipping a red card, he indicates he wants option three. In under a minute, the tank is full. The bomber pivots, takes off and ...
Smithley dropped red fire retardant over the Palisades ... Helicopters are generally dropping water to directly attack the fires, but air tankers — or fire bombers as I like to call them ...