NASA tests drones to provide localized forecasting and aid in fire response
In Aug. 2024, a team of NASA researchers and partners gathered in Missoula, to test new drone-based technology for localized ...
The Robot Report13d
Using drones to improve wildfire and forest management
RoboBusiness Pitchfire winner, Erin Linebarger, describes how Robotics 88 is developing drones to help manage prescribed ...
Robotic dogs, drones and microsatellites could be the future of fighting wildfires
XPRIZE competition strives to end the kind of destructive wildfires that destroyed entire Los Angeles neighbourhoods this ...
The Spokesman-Review13d
Drone pilot agrees to plead guilty in collision that grounded aircraft fighting Palisades fire
Drones flying in wildfire zones has been an issue for the FAA and fire officials for at least a decade. In 2019, the U.S. Forest Service reported there were at least 20 unauthorized drone flights ...
North Fork Fire now 90% contained, holds steady at 644 acres
The North Fork Fire burning in the Woodlawn community of McDowell County remains at 644 acres and is 90% contained.