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Los Angeles authorities have vowed to prosecute illegal drone flights after a civilian drone collided with a Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire Thursday, forcing it ...

What distinguishes the CL-415 from other fire-attacking planes ... tool for fighting fires, the Los Angeles County Fire Department has said. How many Super Scoopers are being deployed to combat ...

A Canadian Super Scooper plane fighting California ... The plane landed without incident despite the wing damage. All aircraft fighting the fire that originated in Pacific Palisades were grounded ...

told the military-news site The War Zone that the damaged Super Scooper was one of only two in Cal Fire's arsenal. He added that other aircraft fighting the blazes had been temporarily grounded as ...

The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating after fire officials reported that a water-dropping "super scooper" firefighting aircraft struck a drone while operating over the ...

Canada loaned two Super Scooper aerial firefighting planes ... It's unclear how long the aircraft will be inoperable. All aircraft fighting the Palisades fire were temporarily grounded as a ...

On March 20, 2025, Positive Aviation and Bridger Aerospace, a current operator of CL415 aircraft based in the US, announced a ...

SAM DAVIS ROAD FIRE REACHES 100% CONTAINMENT Farrell told News 13 that the Super Scooper needs a water source at least one mile long. They fly in with two valves open on the bottom of the plane.

Not only are firefighters still working to contain wildfires on the ground, but they are also fighting ... of aircraft including helicopters, air tankers to drop fire retardant, and 'super scooper ...

Investigators believe the Jenkins Creek Fire​, which the U.S. Forest Service says has spread to over 16,000 acres, was ...

Retrofitted C-130 cargo plane can fly farther, faster, and carry more fire retardant than other Cal Fire aircraft ...