Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why they can't fly in certain conditions.
A drone hit the wing of a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper plane fighting the LA fires. Cal Fire only has one other Quebec 1 aircraft in its arsenal.
Cal Fire has its own fleet of aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state that can reach most fires within about 20 minutes.
A drone that authorities say was flying in restricted airspace on Jan. 9 put a fist-sized hole in the wing of a Super Scooper ...
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Federal authorities say a man has agreed to plead guilty to unsafely operating a drone that collided with a firefighting ...
Akemann is 'deeply sorry' and will plead guilty to a misdemeanor offense after his drone collided with an aircraft fighting ...
they have also grounded aircraft that are flying fire suppression missions. Planes dumping water and retardant on impacted areas have been unable to take to the sky at times since the fires began ...
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