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 ...

Mark Whaling and a crew raced up and down a hill in a tanker truck as they battled a wildfire in Los Angeles County, scrambling to get water from a street hydrant in time to stay ahead of flames ...

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 ...

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 ...

as sirens blared and low-flying helicopters flew overhead to dump water on the flames. The latest fire comes as firefighters in Los Angeles and neighboring communities are battling the Palisades ...

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 multitude of planes and helicopters are helping fight ... Hercules planes "equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems" to the Los Angeles area, where they are operating missions.

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 ...