Only about 160 fire-dousing Super Scooper aircraft, which are built in Canada using a 55-year-old design, are in operation ...

Despite the aircraft's impressive capabilities, California has not purchased any, rather choosing to lease them for 90-day ...

Carrying massive loads of water or fire retardant, fast-moving specialized aircraft help contain the spread of wildfires.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a surprise appearance and met with some victims impacted by the LA wildfires. The couple were seen serving food and donating toys to victims outside the World ...

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 ...

The Super Scooper is among an array of firefighting aircraft, including helicopters and air tankers, that the California ...

Firefighters in California are battling the fires from the sky using a variety of specialized aircraft that dump water and fire retardant onto the terrain below.

Together, the two blazes had affected about 37,000 acres. According to CalFire, northeast winds are set to return to high elevations Saturday night into Sunday, gusting up to 30 mph with relative ...

The CL415 Super Scooper, one of only two such aircraft ... "It's frustrating, the aircraft are essential in that firefight," Cal Fire Captain Mike Cornette said. He emphasized the potential ...

MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) - As the country watches the devastating fires burn through southern California, one local firefighter is looking back on the years he spent protecting the same area that's ...

Keep in mind this is a 30mil $$ plane.” The grounding of the Super Scooper has real consequences. Cal Fire spokesman Chris Thomas explained to the New York Times each minute a plane like this is out ...