When the wildfires broke out on Jan. 7 across Los Angeles County, the unprecedented force of the Santa Ana winds delayed the aerial firefighting response. Although winds reached 100 mph at their peak, ...

The Los Angeles area has been hit with one of the worst fires in U.S. history. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, has more than 60 fixed-wing and rotor-wing ...

“It’s awesome. It’s a pretty rad helicopter.” John Williamson in front of a Bell 429 On Wednesday night, a week after the fire broke out, a fleet of Cal Fire and private helicopters sat ...

and manages the largest civil aerial firefighting fleet in the world, with more than 60 fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. Although Cal Fire has more than 14 air tanker bases and 10 helicopter bases, ...

Cal Fire’s fleet of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft ... They fly in a clockwise direction so they can better see the tankers and helicopters on the fire. The operations may be reversed depending ...

Cal Fire currently has over 60 planes and helicopters within its firefighting fleet — and aircraft from its fleet have been heavily involved in the ongoing effort to combat the flames from above.

Cal Fire’s fleet of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft ... They fly in a clockwise direction so they can better see the tankers and helicopters on the fire. The operations may be reversed depending ...