LEHI, Utah (KUTV) — When seconds matter, technology is giving first responders in Lehi an advantage from above. Police officers and firefighters say drones are becoming one of their most valuable ...
Every year, wildfires in the American West grow more intense, yet aerial firefighting remains hamstrung by a decades-old limitation: aircraft cannot operate safely in darkness or heavy smoke. This ...
To the untrained eye, it did not look like a particularly complicated mission. A large black quadcopter drone, more than two ...
When a photographer donated two drones to Cal Fire’s San Benito-Monterey Unit in 2021, the act of generosity launched a drone program that would break records and save lives. A team of Cal Fire drone ...
The Phoenix Fire Department continues its usage of drone devices for its operations. Since the formal inception of the technology in 2022, the department has used the drones for fires, mountain ...
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — It’s becoming more common to see drones flying over emergency scenes ranging from missing people to house fires. Most Central Florida agencies now employ a fleet of drones. It ...
Aug. 23—COLLEGE STATION — A helicopter delivering water to the 150-acre Barth Fire in Caldwell County almost collided with a drone that came within feet of the aircraft Friday, Aug. 18. Drones are a ...
When a photographer donated two drones to Cal Fire’s San Benito-Monterey Unit in 2021, the act of generosity launched a drone program that would break records and save lives. A team of Cal Fire drone ...
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and fellow Reps. Eli Crane (AZ-02), Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) introduced the bipartisan Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act on ...
KUSA — In just one month, firefighters have shut down aviation resources at three different wildfires because of someone flying a drone. That means critical moments of fighting a fire are lost, ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Lexington Fire Department has launched drones dozens of times this year to increase safety and improve decision-making at emergency scenes. The department purchased two ...
A senior engineering project at the University of Connecticut has turned into a post-grad job with Stratford-based Sikorsky. “We’ve hired several students who’ve worked on our projects for a couple of ...