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 ...

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 ...

What many consider a toy or hobbyist novelty is now keeping Wildland Firefighters safe — and saving taxpayer money. South ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles Fire Department is now using drones as another tool to fight fires. The high-definition video they capture is sent to a battalion chief's vehicle in real time.

Earlier this summer, the Banana Lake Fire erupted near Plains, Montana, engulfing over 850 acres in flames within a day. The “total suppression” response from firefighting officials included deploying ...

In firefighting, drones get used to see hot spots in the dark, map the size of fires and look for damage. But the recent Green Fire also proves the flying robots also are effective in starting ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 potential federal ban on an extremely popular brand of Chinese-made drones could ground local drone pilots and first ...