Quick calculations, coordination, communication and feedback were key in helping helicopter pilots hit their spots.

It’s 9.30 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, and the crew is on its third night working the Palisades fire, a Godzilla of a blaze ...

After an American Airlines small eagle plane coming from Wichita, Kansas collided with a military helicoptermidair before crashing into the Potomac River near ...

Cal Fire owns a fleet of helicopters, including Bell UH-1H Super ... known as bambi buckets, can accurately drop water. "They can get to any lake or reservoir, and they're able to lower the ...

When a blaze fuelled by hurricane-force winds broke out in the Palisades on 7 January, Cal Fire joined an unprecedented ...

The fire eventually grew to 23,448 acres ... 500 feet above monitoring and providing immediate feedback on each water drop. Helicopters are kept separate from fixed-wing aircraft, which work ...