One thing that was impossible to miss — as fires raged through L.A. — was the fight from the air. Officials say it might have been the largest number of aircraft at a fire event, ever.

THAT TANKER IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY TOOLS CAL FIRE USES IN THE FIGHT FROM THE SKY. THEY SAY THEY HAVE CLOSE TO 70 AIRCRAFT OF THEIR OWN, WITH 300 MORE AVAILABLE TO FIGHT FIRES ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Planes dumping water and retardant on impacted areas have been unable to take to the sky at times since the fires began because of the dangerous ...