I'm a third-generation firefighter — and I'm helping to battle the LA fires from the air in a DC-10 fire bomber. Here's how ...

Multiple aerial firefighting agencies have spent countless hours airborne since the outbreak of the Palisades and Eaton fires ...

in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) Fire retardant is dropped by an air tanker on the Palisades Fire in the outskirts of ...

Conrad "Connie" Kalitta's air transport company is lending a hand to keep the air tankers battling the blazes.

Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why ...

Urban fires, by spreading various pollutants, have even more harmful effects than forest fires. Residents of Pacific ...

Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.

The FBI said it is seeking info about the collision of an unauthorized drone with a firefighting aircraft flying over the ...

Thousands of firefighters and volunteers have been working over the last week to tackle the Los Angeles wildfires. Helping in that fight is Albuquerque-based 10 Tanker. Its fleet consists of four ...

There is no precision equipment or autopilot for fire drops, just a pilot's view through the windscreen and his experience.

Salt water from the ocean is an option for fighting L.A.'s fires, but it's more complicated than simply going to the beach to ...