Fighting fire with fire (and drones) Started by two University of Nebraska-Lincoln professors, a company called Drone Amplified created drones that firefighters can operate to set prescribed burns.

The use of wildfire-fighting drones has grown quickly. The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) started flying drone missions in 2010 with about 200 total flights.

Fighting fire with data, spacecraft, drones Amy Gahran, Special to CNN. 5 minute read ... Planes allow for remote monitoring of wildfire situations, drones used in catastrophes.

As wildfire season begins to quiet on the Western Slope, engineers and technicians over at the aerial firefighting center at the Rifle Garfield County Airport continue to look at ways drones can be ...

In their losing battle against wildfires, drones could be a firefighter's ace in the hole. Wildfires have grown in number and size, but fighting them has remained an old-school game that sometimes ...

MEDINA, Ohio – Medina Fire Chief Larry Walters told City Council how drones have proven to be an important tool when fighting fires. Walters shared that Thursday morning of last week, the fire ...

Among many other things, the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act directs the secretary of the Department of the Interior to set up or expand a “research, development, and ...

After a drone reportedly struck a Super Scooper firefighting airplane over the Pacific Palisades fire in Southern California, authorities say other drones have also interfered with firefighters ...

How drones are fighting fire with fire in the American West. by Aaron Kalischer-Coggins | July 23, 2021 | Jul. 23, 2021 ...

As the climate changes dramatically, droughts and heat waves have become much more dangerous. Combined with decades of policies that prevented the controlled burning of fire-prone forests, much of ...