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 ...

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

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 ...

The Phoenix Fire Department continues its usage of drone devices for its operations. Since the formal inception of the ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Police are investigating a deadly office fire at a drone firm specializing in aerial surveys of mines and plantations, amid ...