Drone/UAS

DRONE ALERT: Firefighting Agency Issues Concerns About Drones

October 10, 2024

Heat-Resistant Drone Could Map Wildfires

June 27, 2023

Imperial College London and Empa researchers have built a drone that can withstand high enough temperatures to enter burning buildings. The prototype drone, called FireDrone,...

Drones Transforming Wildland Firefighting

June 16, 2023

BUFFALO — It was dark outside, but Dusty Kavitz could see the flameless fire. Kavitz – who is based in the Buffalo office of the...

Bill Would Make it a Crime to Fly Drones Over Wildfires

March 20, 2023

People who fly the drones over wildland fires could soon face criminal penalties under a bill gaining traction at the Legislature. Unauthorized drone flights over...

Skybase Tests Remote Pilot Technology for Aerial Firefighting

January 6, 2023

Skybase, an aviation technology company founded in 2017 and based in Canterbury, New Zealand, has developed technology allowing pilotless planes to fight bushfires. In...

Rain Industries Announces Autonomous Firefighting Helicopter

November 7, 2022

Every wildfire starts small. Automation enables us to position firefighting assets in high-risk regions, where it would otherwise be impossible to staff humans 24/7.” Rain...

Mechanized Birds: Wildland Firefighting With Drone Intelligence

October 6, 2022

The robotic birds of the sky, known colloquially as drones, were a menace to the wildland firefighting community. The mere appearance of a recreational...

Unmanned Drones Help Turkey’s Fight Against Forest Fires

September 6, 2022

Eight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have helped Turkey's Directorate General of Forestry around the clock both across the country and in the Turkish Republic...

Unmanned Aerial System Provides Dalton Highway Complex Firefighters With Images and Infrared Data

July 25, 2022

Firefighters on the Idaho Bar Fire (#555), east of Rampart, anticipate they will complete the time-consuming mop-up process Sunday. They did a thorough search for...

FBI, LA County Target Rogue Drones Upending Firefighting Efforts

July 12, 2022

As firefighters in California battle wildfires that threaten wilderness, homes and business, they’re also trying to manage interference from unauthorized drones. Fixed-wing aircraft are frequently...

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