‘On the Frontline’: Quebec Planes and BC Firm’s Helicopters Battle LA Wildfires

A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as it burns a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles, on Jan. 7, 2025. The Canadian Press/AP-Ethan Swope

Firefighting aircraft provided by the Quebec government and a B.C.-based company are helping to battle the massive wildfires tearing through the Los Angeles area.

They include a pair of Canadian-made water-bombing planes out of Quebec, as well as Coulson Aviation’s helicopters that the company says are “on the frontline” of the fight.