Akemann, 56, entered his plea to a federal class-A misdemeanor count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Sentencing was set for June 2. PREVIOUSLY on ...

LOS ANGELES – A Culver City man agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire earlier this ...

A Los Angeles computer game developer who admitted operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades Fire is expected to be sentenced Monday.

On Thursday, January 9, 2025, a “Super Scooper” plane fighting the Palisade fire collided with a drone that tore a hole in its wing, forcing it to land and taking it out of the fight at a time when it ...

Fire officials working the Green Fire burning in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest northeast of Redding announced they are using two "Super Scooper" planes to drop water and help extinguish flames.

The Oklahoma Forest Service called Bridger Aerospace, an aerial firefighting company based in Montana, for assistance. “We go wherever the customer needs us—the government, federal, or state.

POLK COUNTY, N.C. — This wildfire season has been an active one. In March, the North Carolina Forest Service said it responded to more than 1,600 wildfires across the state — double the number it ...