Drone/UAS

UAS in Aerial Firefighting: How Are Drones Addressing Our Growing Wildfire Challenges?

April 15, 2024

NAFC Requests Input on Drone Use for Aerial Firefighting in Australia

June 16, 2020

Australia's National Aerial Firefighting Center (NAFC) released a survey today t0 investigate use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in Fire and Emergency Management...

Drone Seeding Assisting Bushfire Recovery in Australia

May 14, 2020

COBRICO, Australia, May 12, 2020, In a collective effort to restore Australia from wildfire devastation, XAG has joined the first-ever post-fire drone seeding operation on Lake Cobrico, Victoria. This...

Southern California Utility Uses Drones to Guard Against Wildfires

May 6, 2020

As part of its Wildfire Mitigation Plan, Southern California Edison will use drones over parts of the High Desert to inspect power equipment. SCE spokesman...

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...

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