Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic a day earlier.

A Southern California man operating a drone that collided with a firefighting airplane flying over Palisades Fire last month has admitted to recklessly operating the aircraft, federal court ...

A California man is facing up ... that crashed into a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft as the crew was battling the devastating Palisades Fire in California. Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, has ...

OTAY MESA, Calif. (KGTV) — Throughout the morning Friday, Cal Fire has sent aircraft to aid in the fight against the Border 2 Fire. Many have repeatedly dipped into Otay Lake, preparing to drop ...

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 ...

Two pilots were taken to the hospital after a military plane they were flying crashed into the water near Shelter Island in ...

Night flying CAL FIRE Fire-Hawk helicopters provided aerial support over the fire, while fixed wing aircraft have been ordered to be over the fire in the morning hours. A substantial augmentation ...

Two people walked away unharmed after a small airplane crashed upside down in a field in Kern County over the weekend, authorities said. The crash took place about 11:15 a.m. near Minter Field Airport ...

The familiar, water-dropping aircraft are leased by the fire department from Quebec each year to help fend off California ...

Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, agreed to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles said.