Private drones endangering aerial firefighting efforts

As wildfires continue to blaze in California, Alaska and the Southwest, privately flown drones that enter airspace over or near these incidents are impeding efforts to control and contain them, placing undue risk on firefighters and at risk communities.

More than 30,000 wildfires have burned over 2.7 million acres across the United States this year, and more than a dozen drone intrusions have already affected aerial firefighting operations in California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Alaska, Minnesota and Montana.  Several of these have resulted in grounded aircraft … MORE

Denver Post | July 21, 2016

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