See it: Photos capture aircraft helping combat the California wildfires

A multitude of planes and helicopters are helping fight the Los Angeles area wildfires.

Wildfires have been raging in the Los Angeles area for a week, with five fires currently active in Los Angeles, Ventura and Riverside Counties as of late Friday afternoon, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).

Cal Fire currently has over 60 planes and helicopters within its firefighting fleet — and aircraft from its fleet have been heavily involved in...