Washington Firefighting Crews Are Sick of People Flying Drones Above Wildfires

Washington state firefighting crews are fed up with people flying their drones above wildfires, and a department official says the problem is massive and only getting more frequent.

On Tuesday, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources posted a series of rather sassy tweets warning amateur drone operators from getting too close to wildfires.

The department said incidents have happened “multiple times this year” and have prevented aircrews from properly attending to wildfires. “It’s not cute!” it added.

Read more on this story at MSN.com

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