Super Scoopers Quebec 1 and Quebec 2 arrived on loan from Quebec, Canada, to assist with wildfire suppression.
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After arrival of Super Scoopers, LA County fire officials tout preparedness for 2025 wildfire season
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 season. Speaking at the agency's ...
A Canadian Super Scooper plane was hit by a drone while flying over the Palisades Fire. The plane is expected to fly again, but as KNBC's David Biggar reports, the FAA is investigating as flying ...
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 because Los Angeles doesn’t have many spare “Super Scoopers” to take the aircraft’s place. The Los ...
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LA County approves new contract for water-dropping Super Scoopers, returning for fall fire season
They resemble giant mechanical birds, swooping into the Pacific Ocean, scooping 1,600 gallons of water into each of their holding tanks and quickly dropping their wet loads onto local wildfire ...
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