Multiple unauthorized drones flew above the Palisades fire Friday, forcing firefighting aircraft to leave the area for safety and angering those on the front lines.

A Super Scooper firefighting plane was grounded after it was struck by a drone over the Palisades Fire. Fire officials in Southern California informed the FAA that a firefighting aircraft struck a drone Thursday as it was flying over the largest of the region's fires near the Los Angeles County coast,

Drones and other aircraft not helping with firefighting efforts are prohibited in temporary flight restriction zones around wildfires.