An uncommon windstorm grounding a fleet of helicopters as they tried to extinguish ... chief pilot with the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Air Operations Division. “But the (Federal Aviation ...

Retired firefighter Mark Whaling knows firsthand what it's like to wait on a helicopter to refill on water while he's ...

Helicopters dumped water on Palisades Fire amid giant smoke towers in Los Angeles. Footage shows the aerial vehicle that assisted in the firefighter efforts in California on January 10.

Service records show that dozens of Los Angeles fire apparatus were long due for replacement, or were awaiting repair during ...

A helicopter drops water around homes threatened ... into the evening and through the night, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Anthony Marrone. "We are not out of danger ...

Tanker 47 rears up as helicopter pilot Darren Davies ... on the other side of Los Angeles from the Palisades fire. This is the QRF’s year-round base, and members of the flight crew work 12 ...

In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, burned homes are seen from above during the Palisades fire in Malibu, Los Angeles County, Calif., Jan. 9, 2025. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images In an ...

A former Army pilot. An aging helicopter. Furious winds. The race to put out the Eaton fire tested Los Angeles County’s night-flying firefighters like never before. By Thomas Fuller A former ...

Newly released helicopter footage captures the extensive ... around 20,000 acres in Ventura County, northwest of Los Angeles. The Mountain Fire burns above South Mountain Road on November 7 ...

A helicopter flew in to drop water ... Heli-Hydrants could go empty during major fires. As the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles burned, three 1-million gallon tanks that helped pressurize city ...