County, fire officials welcome Super Scoopers for 2020 fire season
A Super Scooper makes a drop on a nine acre brushfire at the end of Dockweiler Derive in Newhall on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. Dan Watson/The Signal

County, fire officials welcome Super Scoopers for 2020 fire season

More acres have burned so far this year in California than in all of 2019, marking 2020 as what officials have called a “historic” fire season. To help in the…

Super Scoopers touch down in L.A. County
The Super Scoopers pick up water at Castaic Lake to fight the Charlie Fire in Castaic on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. (Photo by Dan Watson)

Super Scoopers touch down in L.A. County

As firefighters continue to battle a record number of blazes across California, two Canadian Super Scooper aircraft have arrived, ready to assist at the height of what has already been…

L.A. County readies Super Scoopers for fire season
A Canadair CL-215 "Super Scooper" flies over Santa Clarita on its final leg of a journey from Quebec, Canada to Van Nuys. Cory Rubin/The SIgnal

L.A. County readies Super Scoopers for fire season

Two significant weapons in L.A. County firefighters’ arsenal against brush fires have arrived, county fire officials confirmed Monday. “They are landing today — they’re going to be operational on Sunday,”…

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