Using seawater to fight fires can sound like a simple solution – the Pacific Ocean has a seemingly endless supply of water. In emergencies like Southern California is facing, it’s often the ...

Cal Fire’s fleet of tankers then drops ... water to douse a blaze and repeat the process until they need to refuel. Super Scoopers have been loading up with saltwater from the Pacific Ocean ...

Rip currents are powerful channels of water that flow away from shore, often causing life-threatening conditions for swimmers ...

For Angelenos, the cavalry has arrived in the form of water drop videos. For days ... scooping up water from the ocean and reservoirs and dumping it on the fires. TV journalists caught some ...

Firefighters deployed specialized water-bombing planes out of Canada to scoop water from the ocean and drop it on the growing inferno. "The firefighters are doing their very, very best ...

However, only a few of them are capable of scooping up water from the Pacific Ocean. So-called "Super Scooper ... not always able fly on missions to drop water and fire retardants.

When battling the Palisades Fire, a firefighting plane could be seen scooping ocean water to drop on the flames. Firefighters normally prefer to use fresh water, but given the growing fires and ...

As multiple deadly wildfires burn across Los Angeles and hundreds of thousands of residents flee their homes, the lack of water is impeding firefighters' efforts to fight the flames. More than ...

When battling the Palisades Fire, a firefighting plane could be seen scooping ocean water to drop on the flames. Firefighters normally prefer to use fresh water, but given the growing fires and ...