More than 80 planes and helicopters are being used to battle the flames of the Los Angeles area wildfires from above. CBS ...

MH-47s are armed with M134 7.62mm electrically-operated, air-cooled gatling guns, fitted in firing the left port/right cabin ...

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.

Water-bombing pilots and crews from Quebec and a British Columbia company have been grappling with high winds and heavy ...