A firefighting aircraft battling the deadly Palisades Fire was struck by a drone, forcing the crucial plane out of action ...

Los Angeles Fire Department officials said the collision occurred around 1 p.m. Thursday. The aircraft, a Super Scooper from ...

The aircraft landed safely and the incident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), officials ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) chief warned a month ago that budget cuts had plunged it into "unprecedented ...

Fire officials in Southern California have informed the FAA that a firefighting aircraft struck a drone as it was flying over ...

The budget, approved last year by Bass, cut mainly administrative jobs but also axed about $7 million from its overtime ...

A firefighting 'Super Scooper' airplane on loan from Canada has been grounded for three days after a civilian drone flew into ...

The FBI said it is seeking info about the collision of an unauthorized drone with a firefighting aircraft flying over the ...

In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...

Arrests near wildfire zones in Los Angeles continue to increase as more National Guard members have been deployed to the ...

The LA Fire Chief warned in the weeks before the devastating Palisades fire that the decision to cut the department’s budget ...

A firefighting aircraft was grounded after it was struck by a civilian-flown drone while over the Palisades Fire on Thursday.