Direct link to video from KCAL News
While I understand the popularity of drones and they have many valid uses, flying drones (aka unmanned aircraft systems) over fire zones is not one of them. In most areas in the United States flying drones over fire zones is illegal. Flying drones over a fire zone poses hazards to any aircraft working a fire, the possibility of a drone striking an aircraft is a real threat. In some cases, as discussed in the video I shared above, aircraft operations are shut down over the Line Fire in California because of drone activity and while air operations were shut down the fire came close to threatening other areas.
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