LOS ANGELES — An unauthorized drone collided with an air tanker battling the Palisades Fire on January 9, 2025, tearing a hole in the tanker's wing and rendering it inoperable to fight the fires.
That being said – in addition to being on the lookout for evacuation orders and warnings, it’s also worth monitoring two other alerts – the fire weather watch and the red flag warning.
With more moderate winds over Southern California, a fleet of helicopters and air tankers has been able to drop in the last two days hundreds of thousands of gallons of water and fire retardant ...