To the untrained eye, it did not look like a particularly complicated mission. A large black quadcopter drone, more than two ...

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 ...

The Phoenix Fire Department explains how it used a weight-bearing drone in a first-of-its-kind rescue at Camelback Mountain.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

BAY VILLAGE, Ohio -- Fire Chief Chris Lyons wants to add a drone and a Jet Ski or similar personal watercraft to his department’s equipment next year. Lyons discussed the capital equipment request ...

Amid massive Russian strikes on cities across Ukraine, one group of firefighters was forced to battle a blaze engulfing their own vehicle after what they claim was a targeted drone strike. 1 A ...