Oklahoma's Monday wildfire outbreak challenged state firefighting personnel's strained resources and manpower. In order to compensate, specialized firefighting aircraft known as 'Super Scoopers' were ...
VAN NUYS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- 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 ...
On Wednesday afternoon, First Officer Henry Williams and his captain had a birds-eye view of the Crosho fire as they dove through the rising clouds of smoke in a Canadair CL-415 aircraft with hopes of ...
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 ...
Fire crews are days into a challenging battle against a firestorm in Los Angeles, and one of the critical tools in the fight has been the effort from above. Enter the CL-415 Super Scooper — one of the ...
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 ...
One reason last week’s collision between a firefighting plane and a drone caused such a stir was that Los Angeles doesn’t have many spare “Super Scoopers” to take the aircraft’s place. Subscribe to ...