Emerging threat: Officials note record number of drones in restricted airspace during fires

Officials are warning the public of a record number of drones interfering with wildfire operations. The U.S. Department of ...
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Local agencies using drones to slow wildfire spread

The drones give fire personnel a view of large brush fires and use thermal imaging to help firefighters identify where fires ...
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Kingsport fire drone program to expand as use increases

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Kingsport Fire Department started its drone program in 2018, which at the time was just getting the drone. Since then, it has used it during multiple kinds of emergencies ...
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Queen Creek fire department deploys advanced drone technology for rescues

QUEEN CREEK, AZ (AZFamily) — Queen Creek Fire and Medical is using a new mobile drone unit to assist in emergency response operations. The department’s drone system, housed in a mobile unit called ...

Russia Struggles to Put Out Tuapse Port Fire After Drone Strike

Russia’s emergency services are stepping up efforts to extinguish a massive fire in the Black Sea port city of Tuapse after a ...
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‘They’re fighting the flames; we’re fighting for them’: Volunteers assist firefighters as wildfire spreads

The wildfire has now grown to 31,307 acres and is only 10 percent contained, according to the latest update from fire ...
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Marines Test Custom-built Drone in Live Fire Test, Strike Unmanned Surface Vessel

The Marine Corps carried out its first live-fire drone strike against a maritime surface vessel last month during a trial in Japan as part of the service’s effort to advance its autonomous ...