Using five medium-sized twin-engine helicopters, pilots, including Prince, battled heavy winds, while hovering 50 to 100 feet over steep terrain to drop thousands of gallons of water at pinpoint ...

A San Diego Fire-Rescue Department helicopter drops water on a hot spot from a fire near Gilman Drive and Via Alicante in La Jolla on Jan. 23. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune ...

In AIR7, helicopter reporter Chris Cristi watched Wednesday night's quick response knocking down the Sepulveda Fire. Wave after wave of water drops essentially stopped the fire in its tracks in ...

The Hughes fire ignited ... firefighting helicopters circled in constant, hurried laps between the lake and the burning hillsides. It took them only about a minute to fill their water tanks ...

During their initial rescue efforts, first responders found extremely frigid conditions, heavy wind and ice on the water ... fire chief. "We have recovered 27 people from the plane, from the ...