“The FAA treats these violations seriously and immediately considers swift enforcement action for ... drones near wildfires, ...

A firefighting aircraft was grounded on Thursday after it was struck by a drone while flying over the Palisades Fire near the Pacific ... swift enforcement action for these offenses," the agency ...

Officials say it might have been the largest number of aircraft at a fire event, ever. The wildfires in the Los Angeles area are almost totally contained. That means the massive air campaign by ...

McNally confirmed that the crew was able to land the Super Scooper safely, but said that the aircraft was out of commission for approximately five days as the Palisades Fire raged on. During the ...

A man who was piloting a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft working on the Palisades fire has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, pay a fine and complete community service ...

In fact, the package which is being proposed to clients is a multi-mission aircraft, able to perform not only fire-fighting missions, but also cargo and MEDEVAC. This allows the maximum return on ...

The NTSB's preliminary report states that the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection used an aircraft to drop flame retardant on the "immediate area" of the burning electric truck ...

When deployed as a firefighting aircraft, the C-130 can be equipped with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) unit to support other air tankers in aerial suppression. The MAFFS units ...

The Scooper plane, Quebec 1, was hit by the civilian drone while over Los Angeles around 1 p.m. Thursday, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Erik Scott wrote on X. The plane landed safely ...

A firefighting aircraft battling the deadly Palisades Fire was struck by a drone, forcing the crucial plane out of action with a damaged wing, officials said.