Drone/UAS

DRONE ALERT: Firefighting Agency Issues Concerns About Drones

October 10, 2024

UAS Operators Cautioned to Not Disrupt Food Supply Chain During COVID-19 Pandemic by Interfering with Low-Flying Ag Aircraft

April 2, 2020

ALEXANDRIA, VA – April 2, 2020 – As the nation enters the upcoming growing season in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the...

DJI Joins With Firefighting Provider Rosenbauer on Digital Emergency Response

April 1, 2020

Aerial perspective and mobile operation management system combine to inform deployment, give increased situational awareness, and save critical time A new strategic partnership between DJI and Rosenbauer International...

Chinese Company Designs Firebombing Drone

March 26, 2020

Chinese company QilingUAV announced recently that they were developing a firebombing unmanned aerial vehicle. The Qiling UAV JC260 will carry a 'retardant bomb' device...

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein Urges Justice Department to Prevent Drones from Interfering with Firefighting

November 25, 2019

Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Friday called on the Department of Justice to exercise its legal authority to prevent drones from interfering...

Video: Drone Surveys Planned for Wildfire Mitigation on Maui

November 8, 2019

The Hawaiian Electric Companies will conduct drone surveys across their five-island territory to identify areas vulnerable to wildfire and determine the best course of...

Unauthorized Drones Interrupt Efforts to Fight California Wildfire

November 4, 2019

As flames from the Maria Fire rushed across a hillside in Santa Paula, California, early Friday morning toward thousands of homes, firefighting helicopters dropping...

FEMA Grant Helps NFPA Bolster Public Drone Safety

October 30, 2019

The NFPA has received nearly $1 million dollars from FEMA to develop a free public safety drone compliance program that includes educational training. The National Fire...

DJI Commits Drone Technology to Increase Support for National Disaster Response Efforts

September 26, 2019

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- DJI, the world's leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today unveiled a new Disaster Relief Program to support...

Using Drones To Fight Climate Change

September 6, 2019

From more intense wildfires to prolonged droughts, climate change is impacting the ecology of the American West. That’s got researchers in our region looking...

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