The Canadair CL-415 is a purpose built amphibious aircraft designed to fight wildfires by scooping thousands of liters of water directly from lakes and seas. Developed from the earlier CL-215, it ...

The Canadair CL-415, known as the “Super Scooper,” is a specialized amphibious aircraft designed exclusively for aerial firefighting. Developed from the earlier CL-215, it can scoop over 6,000 liters ...

The Crosho Fire cost an estimated $10.2 million to fight, but Routt County will pay only about $120,000 of what could have been over $5 million thanks to Colorado’s Wildfire Emergency Response Fund.

Green grass pushed through the blackened soil, bringing wildlife and renewal three weeks after the Crosho Fire in South Routt County was contained. “It’s almost magical,” said U.S. Forest Service ...

Two Super Scooper aircraft and teams from Quebec have arrived in Los Angeles County to help with their annual firefighting efforts, fire officials say. At a news conference Friday morning, LA County ...

Spain is experiencing one of the worst waves of wildfires in its history, especially in the regions of Galicia and Castile and León. The 43rd Group of the Spanish Air Force has 14 amphibious aircraft ...

On Wednesday afternoon, First Officer Henry Williams and his captain had a birds-eye view of the Crosho fire as they dove through the rising clouds of smoke in a Canadair CL-415 aircraft with hopes of ...