Wildland firefighters are used to dealing with a variety of complications. Wind. Humidity. Animals. Occasionally, the public.

Drones, or UAS, have been increasingly complicating airspace around wildfires since the first consumer models came to market.

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 ...

Drone incursions and intrusions on wildfires have continued to trend in a dangerous direction.2025 was perhaps the most eye-opening year for drone-related data ...

The National Forest Service is raising awareness about the use of drones during wildfires.

Florida Forest Service using drones for wildfire defense To stream 10 Tampa Bay on your phone, you need the 10 Tampa Bay app.

One careless drone flight is all it takes to pull life-saving aircraft out of a California wildfire fight. State fire ...