Colorado’s largest lake has that in spades. The west end of Blue Mesa along U.S. 50 has been closed to watercraft for the duration of the Scoopers’ work, giving the planes plenty of room to do their ...

LA County only has two Super Scoopers both on loan from Quebec. With one of them out of operation until Monday, it makes the firefight much harder.

A water-dropping Super Scooper aircraft sent from Canada to battle fires ravaging the L.A. area has been grounded after colliding with a civilian drone on Thursday, officials said.

Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous flying conditions.

Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, admitted to taking the opportunity to go to the top of a parking garage in Santa Monica and launching his drone to get a better view of the action to the northwest.

One of the “Super Scooper” planes aiding in the battle against the Los Angeles wildfires was damaged after colliding with a drone and is now grounded, officials said on Thursday. The collision ...

Two super scooper planes were sitting on the tarmac in Burns Flat to be ready at a moment’s notice. The planes get their nickname from the ability to “scoop” up thousands of gallo… ...

A Super Scooper state-of-the-art firefighting aircraft remained grounded Saturday with no specific timetable for its return to service.

Two super scooper planes were sitting on the tarmac in Burns Flat to be ready at a moment's notice. The planes get their nickname from the ability to "scoop" up thousands of gallons of water, then ...

Only about 160 fire-dousing Super Scooper aircraft, which are built in Canada using a 55-year-old design, are in operation worldwide as demand for them grows.

The FBI is seeking information about the collision of a drone with a Super Scooper that was flying over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County.

The "super scooper," or CL 415 plane, is highly effective at extinguishing fires because of the amount of water it can carry and drop in minutes.