Two "water scooping" planes have joined the Michigan Department of Natural Resources firefighting fleet for the 2026 season.

The cost of the planes was paid for by a one-time allocation from the Michigan Legislature to mitigate the effects of the March 2025 ice storm.

Two Fire Boss aircraft, each capable of scooping up to 800 gallons of water from a lake in just 15 seconds, have been added ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has added two water-scooping aircraft to its wildfire response fleet this season ...

Boosting wildfire fleet: Michigan DNR has added two leased Fire Boss aircraft for April–June, the busiest wildfire period. Rapid water delivery: Each plane can scoop 800 gallons from a lake in 15 ...

For the first time, two Bridger Aerospace “Super Scoopers,” stationed in St. Augustine, are helping battle a wildfire in ...

The Iran war has nearly doubled jet fuel prices in the United States. That means the bill for firefighting aircraft ...

One reason last week’s collision between a firefighting plane and a drone caused such a stir was because Los Angeles doesn’t have many spare “Super Scoopers” to take the aircraft’s place. The Los ...