Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous flying conditions.

Drone pilot faces criminal and financial repercussions for grounding a Canadian aircraft sent to help fight wildfires in ...

In a stunning development, not just did US federal law enforcement authorities track down the drone pilot whose DJI Mini 3 ...

A Culver City man has agreed to plead guilty to flying a drone that crashed into a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft, ...

A former Hollywood video game exec won't serve a day in prison for his drone damaging and grounding an aircraft that was ...

But their chariot in the sky, a winged ambassador for the hero first responders in California, goes by a remarkably goofy nickname, the Super Scooper. This is the story of the Canadair CL-415 ...

A California man has pleaded guilty to recklessly operating a drone that collided with a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper as it ...

Drones and other aircraft not helping with firefighting efforts are prohibited in temporary flight restriction zones around wildfires.

A California man has agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into a "Super Scooper" firefighting ...

Enter the CL-415 Super Scooper — one of the world’s most effective firefighting aircraft — capable of skimming the surface of open bodies of water. The Canadian-made amphibious water bombers ...

Enter the CL-415 Super Scooper — one of the world’s most effective firefighting aircraft — capable of skimming the surface of open bodies of water. The Canadian-made amphibious water bombers ...

The drone collided into a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper the Government of Quebec had supplied to Los Angeles firefighters, which was carrying two crewmembers when it was struck on Jan. 9 ...