See this story of a fire in Washington state that had firefighting aircraft grounded due to a drone being spotted in the air, Evacuations remain in place as Williams Flats Fire grows to 40,000 acres.
Nate Weigel shared the link above.
Drone Interference with Firefighting
If you fly your drone, firefighters can't fly ... and then there is that $20K fine.
Drone hobbyists many times are not thinking before they go flying —especially around disasters. Be they a bridge out, flood waters or a grassland fire. First responders routinely are using manned aircraft to respond to incidents. If an unauthorized drone is spotted in the air, all air operations come to a screeching halt.
See this story of a fire in Washington state that had firefighting aircraft grounded due to a drone being spotted in the air, Evacuations remain in place as Williams Flats Fire grows to 40,000 acres.
Nate Weigel shared the link above.
See this story of a fire in Washington state that had firefighting aircraft grounded due to a drone being spotted in the air, Evacuations remain in place as Williams Flats Fire grows to 40,000 acres.
Nate Weigel shared the link above.
