We put fire hydrants every 600 feet all around cities,” said Mark Whaling. “But when it comes to the helicopters, we weren’t ...

A retired L.A. County fire captain knows firsthand what it's like to wait on a helicopter to refill on water while he's ...

Jan 16 - A video of Mexican helicopters from a 2018 military exercise has been miscaptioned online as showing the arrival of humanitarian aid from Mexico to combat wildfires in Los Angeles that ...

Other times, helicopters just can't access them. When winds are fierce, flying is nearly impossible; hurricane-force winds that supercharged the Los Angeles infernos initially grounded ...