Fire aircraft battling above Brentwood needed a source for water, and they found it very nearby. The Encino Reservoir is a local institution with a relatively new mission in disaster response.

Elsewhere in L.A. County, firefighters gained the upper hand on smaller wildfires — showing how, with milder winds, the ability to drop water on flames using aircraft can play a major role in limiting ...

On Thursday, Jan. 9, a Super Scooper firefighting plane was grounded after it collided with a drone illegally flying over the Palisades fire area. The aircraft, which can drop 1,600 gallons of water ...

Encino – Water-dropping helicopters could be seen refilling their water tanks at the Encino Reservoir as they worked tireless fighting the Palisades Fire early Saturday morning. 10 Countries The ...

Bystanders cheered direct hits. But there is another hero of the epic aerial firefight that doesn't get much applause: the Encino Reservoir. Read more: All-out aerial assault works to save homes ...

Conveniently located water sources, particularly the Encino Reservoir — less than a mile from the northern front of the fire — also helped expedite tank refills, officials said. And although ...

This is the fourth day the fire has been burning. The new evacuation order includes the areas: from Sunset Blvd North to Encino Reservoir. From the 405 Freeway West to Mandeville Canyon.

Conveniently located water sources, particularly the Encino Reservoir — less than a mile from the northern front of the fire — also helped expedite tank refills, officials said. And although the fire ...

A new mandatory evacuation order has been issued for the Palisades Fire for an area from Sunset Boulevard to Encino Reservoir, and from the 405 Freeway west to Mandeville Canyon. That area was ...

When a blaze fuelled by hurricane-force winds broke out in the Palisades on 7 January, Cal Fire joined an unprecedented operation to stomp it out made up of the National Guard, the city of Los Angeles ...

Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu/Getty Images Tanker 47 rears up as helicopter pilot Darren Davies settles it to hover over the Encino Reservoir, a half-mile-wide artificial lake perched on the ...