One reason last week’s collision between a firefighting plane and a drone caused such a stir was because Los Angeles doesn’t have many spare “Super Scoopers” to take the aircraft’s place. The Los ...

With two newly arrived Super Scoopers serving as a backdrop, Los Angeles County Fire Department officials on Friday touted their preparedness for the 2025 wildfire season. Speaking at the agency's ...

Peter Tripp Akemann pleaded guilty to unsafe drone operation after his device struck and damaged a "Super Scooper" aircraft battling wildfires near Los Angeles, grounding the vital firefighting asset.

They are more than 65 feet long, with a wingspan of roughly 93 feet; inside, only a pilot and co-pilot sit. The power and purpose of these planes come from their tanks, which hold 1,600 gallons of ...

A Culver City man agreed to plead guilty in connection with an unauthorized drone's collision with a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft that was flying over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County.

LOS ANGELES -- Federal charges were announced against a Culver City, California, man on Friday in connection with a civilian drone that hit and damaged a water-dropping "Super Scooper" aircraft during ...

During a new process aimed at increasing the county’s fiscal transparency, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone on Wednesday defended the department’s aerial firefighting capabilities during ...