Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act directs FAA to study drone incursions on firefighting, analyze impacts, propose solutions.

While the city has used drones before, Chief Roderick Porter said the two new aerial vehicles the department is getting under ...

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 ...

"Better information changes outcomes. It saves time, avoids costly mistakes, and for first responders, it can save lives," said David Rietz, Chief Drone Officer at Rapid Drone. "We built Rapid Drone ...

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 ...

Rapid Drone is in talks with potential police and fire department customers about providing real-time aerial support during ...

The unit can travel up to 60 miles an hour, has low-light and thermal imaging capabilities, and can read a license plate from ...

(TNS) — 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 ...

In a bid to improve Gilbert’s emergency responses, the town’s Police and Fire departments have been jointly testing the use ...

Explore how AI is reshaping commercial drone operations from UTM systems to wildfire mitigation, with industry perspectives ...

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 ...