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☆ A drone collided with one of the only Super Scooper planes fighting the LA wildfires, grounding a key resource
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A 'Super Scooper' firefighting plane was grounded after hitting a drone in the skies over LA. It's one of only two Super Scooper planes helping fight the wildfires ravaging the area. One of only two Super Scooper planes helping to fight the Los Angeles wildfires has been taken out of action after it collided with a drone. A Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper firefighting plane dropping water on a California fire in 2014. AGUSTIN PAULLIER/AFP/Getty ImagesCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesperson Chris Thomas told military news site The War Zone that the damaged Super Scooper was one of only two in its arsenal.

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‘Got dry hydrants’Part of that investigation is certain to focus on a key ingredient in fighting fires: water. “This is an unprecedented event.”Vehicles charred by the Eaton Fire sit inside a dealership in Altadena, California, on Friday, January 10. Nic Coury/AP Wildfire smoke and burned houses are seen at dawn in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. Ringo Chiu/Reuters A view of the coast as flames rage across Los Angeles County. Even so, Sue Kohl, president of the Pacific Palisades Community Council, said more could have been done to prepare.

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