Live and recent LA airspace incidents
News-helicopter swarms, fires, and breaking events over Los Angeles — tracked live from the air.
Recent
Ortega Fire — Ortega Highway at Gibby Road, San Juan Capistrano
Caspers Wilderness Park, San Juan Capistrano
Neighborhood page: Caspers Wilderness Park
9:31 p.m. — CAL FIRE last updated the incident at 9:04 p.m. with 216 acres; Watch Duty listed 250 acres at 8:19 p.m. No containment figure published by either. No aircraft remain over the fire: the air attack stood down for the night after five firefighting aircraft and four news helicopters worked it through the afternoon.
KTLA: Firefighters battle brush fire in Orange County
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 14 min. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-san-clemente-20260902-a4044?src=story
ABC7: Suspect opens fire on 710 Fwy in Long Beach during chase that ended in DTLA crash
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Bellflower
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 40 min. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-norwalk-20260901-a97a6?src=story
ABC7: Suspect opens fire on 710 Fwy in Long Beach during chase that ended in DTLA crash
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Compton
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 10 min. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-gardena-20260901-a97a6?src=story
ABC7: Suspect opens fire on 710 Fwy in Long Beach during chase that ended in DTLA crash
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Compton
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 16 min. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-compton-20260901-a97a6?src=story
ABC7: Suspect opens fire on 710 Fwy in Long Beach during chase that ended in DTLA crash
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Bixby Knolls
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 14 min. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-bixby-knolls-20260901-a97a6?src=story
LAPD + LAPD converging on a developing story over Downtown
Downtown
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Downtown
✅ Story coverage concluded after 13 min — aircraft breaking off. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/breaking-downtown-1441?src=story
UPDATE: Los Angeles police arrested an alleged robbery suspect following a pursuit and foot chase that ended in the San Fernando Valley.
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Mission Hills
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 73 min.
Armed robbery suspect on foot in Valley Glen after freeway pursuit
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Valley Village
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 29 min — news helicopters departing.
ABC7: Crews battle fire at Dollar Tree in Huntington Park
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Huntington Park
📰 UPDATE: Firefighters battle commercial building fire at Dollar Tree store in Huntington Park Thursday afternoon. · follow live: https://gtla.live/i/swarm-walnut-park-20260827-ab4ea?src=story
NBC4: Mountain lion sprawls out for cat nap next to glass door at Sherman Oaks home
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Sun Valley
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 10 min. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-pacoima-20260827-a2f43?src=story
KTLA: Loved ones search for missing 34-year-old Southern California man
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over North Hollywood
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 8 min — news helicopters departing.
KTLA: 19-year-old suspect arrested for reckless driving crash in Los Angeles
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Echo Park · near Helicopters over Westlake
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 8 min — news helicopters departing.
NBC4: LAPD chases vehicle near Griffith Park
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Monterey Park
✅ Story coverage concluded after 48 min — aircraft breaking off. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/breaking-atwater-village-1399?src=story
NBC4: LAPD chases vehicle near Griffith Park
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Glendale
✅ Story coverage concluded after 8 min — aircraft breaking off. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/breaking-glendale-1400?src=story
NBC4: Search for coyote in Studio City who needs treatment
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Lake Balboa
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 12 min. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-van-nuys-20260826-a4044?src=story
UPDATE: LASD airship tracks armed suspect in pursuit northbound on the 5 Freeway through the 2 Freeway interchange in Los Angeles.
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Glassell Park
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 29 min.
LAPD + SkyFOX 11 / SkyCAL converging on a developing story over Koreatown
Koreatown
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Koreatown
✅ Story coverage concluded after 6 min — aircraft breaking off. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/breaking-koreatown-1373?src=story
LAPD and CHP aerial coverage moving east over East LA
East LA
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over East LA
✅ Story coverage concluded after 9 min — live tracking lost. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/breaking-downtown-1292?src=story
2 news helicopters over Rancho Cucamonga
Rancho Cucamonga
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 17 min — news helicopters departing. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-north-central-a97a6?src=story
Fire Aircraft On Scene
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Duarte
DEVELOPING (unconfirmed): 3 firefighting aircraft + 1 news heli(s) working a scene over Irwindale. On scene: N110LA (B412), N15LA (H60), N43CU (H47), N71HD (AS50). Detected via GTLA AirWatch aircraft tracking — details developing.
Fire Aircraft On Scene
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Duarte
DEVELOPING (unconfirmed): 2 firefighting aircraft + 1 news heli(s) working a scene over Butler. On scene: N110LA (B412), N15LA (H60), N71HD (AS50). Detected via GTLA AirWatch aircraft tracking — details developing.
2 news helicopters over Toluca Lake
Toluca Lake
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Toluca Lake
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 31 min — news helicopters departing. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-lynwood-a4044?src=story
FOX11: LIVE: Police chase suspect clocked at 100 mph on 10 Freeway in LA County
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Chino
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 45 min — news helicopters departing.
Fire Aircraft On Scene
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Arcadia
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 15 min — news helicopters departing.
ABC7: Raging fire breaks out at auto body shop, spreads to several Newhall businesses
Newhall
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Newhall
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 16 min. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-newhall-20260824-ab4ea?src=story
@abc7: “A fire erupted at a restaurant in the Newhall area of Santa Clarita early Monday morning. The raging flames engulfed the building and appeared to have”
Newhall
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Newhall
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 117 min.
ABC7: 605 Freeway closed in both directions in City of Industry due to hazmat spill, CHP says
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over South El Monte
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 34 min — news helicopters departing. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-south-el-monte-20260821-ab4ea?src=story
LAPD is pursuing a burglary suspect northbound on the 101 Freeway in the Encino area.
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over North Hills
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 56 min — news helicopters departing.
ABC7: Burglary suspect leads LAPD on high-speed chase through San Fernando Valley: WATCH LIVE
Neighborhood page: Helicopters over Lake Balboa
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 15 min.