Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make ...

Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act directs FAA to study drone incursions on firefighting, analyze impacts, propose solutions.

The drones will be deployed in response to calls, not regularly "up in the air watching people," an official said.

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 ...

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 ...

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 drone doesn’t just help in small fires. Monroe Fire used the drone’s thermal tech to fight the Icemorlee apartment fire ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...