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 we do it.

Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why they can't fly in certain conditions.

Cal Fire has its own fleet of aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state that can reach most fires within about 20 minutes.

In the skies above Los Angeles, air tankers and helicopters ... periodically guided giant tankers that dumped bright-red retardant onto the flames. The new Kenneth Fire burst into life near ...

In the skies above Los Angeles, air tankers and helicopters dart in and ... Within minutes, a previously quiet airspace above the nascent Kenneth Fire had become a hotbed of frenzied activity ...

In the skies above Los Angeles, air tankers and helicopters silhouetted ... Within minutes, a previously quiet airspace above the nascent Kenneth Fire had become a hotbed of frenzied activity ...

Super Scoopers can carry far heavier loads than helicopters equipped with buckets, and — unlike air tankers ... tool for fighting fires, the Los Angeles County Fire Department has said.

ONE OF THEM IS THEIR C-130 AIR TANKER, KCRA 3’S ... totaling 32,000 gallons of retardant. Fire crews from Northern California are assisting in fighting the devastating fires in Los Angeles ...