of fire retardant that it can drop in the path of fires. The planes are smaller than many air tankers and can be used in fast initial attacks on fires. The ex-military aircraft were used to track ...

Two planes important to aerial firefighting missions are air tankers, which carry and drop the fire retardant, and the lead plane, a smaller, more nimble aircraft that flies ahead. The lead plane ...

NOAA satellites paired with AI data analysis also generate alerts but over a wider area. They can detect heat signatures, map ...

Toxic smoke and dangerous particulate pollution are spreading far beyond the flames, leaving air quality at unhealthy levels ...

LOS ANGELES — An unauthorized drone collided with an air tanker battling the Palisades Fire on January 9, 2025, tearing a hole in the tanker's wing and rendering it inoperable to fight the fires.

As Southern California winds contribute to the spread of a major wildfire, map tools from NASA and Esri help first responders.

So far, five Forest Service large air tankers and over 20 federal firefighting helicopters are assisting the effort. An additional air tanker is en route, and will be further supplemented by two ...

The plane had arrived in Busan from Jeju just before 9 p.m. local time, according to Flightradar24, a flight tracking service. Fire fighters working to extinguish a fire that has engulfed an Air ...

The Biden administration did not block firefighting aircraft. Those planes could continue flying in the restricted airspace if they coordinated with air traffic control, the Federal Aviation ...

However, aerial firefighting specialist 10 Tanker, which is helping lead the Southern California effort, is a Kalitta Air client. Kalitta Air does not own or operate any tanker aircraft.