A retired Los Angeles County firefighter has developed the Heli-Hydrant - a small, open tank that can be located in urban areas to give helicopters a much closer water source.

Mark Whaling and a crew raced up and down a hill in a tanker truck as they battled a wildfire in Los ... helicopter flew in to drop water, but it had to fly a long distance to refill — and a ...

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

A hiker was injured after a 30-foot fall in Stoney Point Park and rescued by the LAFD, who conducted an aerial operation to ...

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 ...

LAPD dispersed an illegal concert after attendees resisted police, injuring four officers and causing vandalism.

Firefighters were able to gain the upper hand on a brush fire that torched nearly 30 acres ... Dean Fioresi is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. He covers breaking news throughout Southern ...

The incident occurred at 3387 S Livonia Ave in the Castle Heights area of West Los Angeles, near Interstate 10, where the ...

(Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) Los Angeles city fire helicopters make quick work of a 4-acre brush fire that broke out at the Sepulveda Basin Sports Complex on Wednesday ...

Two separate fires in Los Angeles, near the Dodger Stadium and at the Crypto.com Arena, sparked panic on Saturday. Videos ...