"We need answers to how that happened. Therefore, I have directed state water and fire- fighting officials to prepare an independent after-incident report" ...

For 30 years, the aircraft have been part of California's fire defenses. In a warming world, these types of cross-border deals will become more important.

A second wave of false evacuation reports jolted millions of Angelenos awake on Friday morning unsettling an already jittery population and raising questions about the County’s ability to communicate ...