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Drone Incidents

The Dixie Fire drone incident is under investigation by the FAA and the FBI. The drone flight had interfered with Cal Fire aircraft fire...

Haye KestelooAug 12

Australia

Robert Irwin’s drone photo, which was taken in Queensland, Australia was legal, and here’s why. CASA had confirmed that the drone photo of...

Haye KestelooFeb 12

Video

Steve Irwin's son, Robert Irwin won the People's Choice Award in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest with his bushfire drone photo.

Haye KestelooFeb 11

Wildfire

To detect wildfires at an early stage, the North Holland North Safety Region wants to deploy a drone that periodically flies around during...

Wiebe de JagerJan 29

Wildfire

U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation to set up study to examine effects of drone incursions on fighting wildfires.

Haye KestelooDec 15

Firefighters

On Saturday a drone interfered with helicopters that were involved in fighting the Cameron Peak fire in Colorado. As part of the fire...

Haye KestelooNov 23

Wildfire

In the Washington Post, drone imagery tells the story of Berry Creek and the North Complex Fire that devastated the small town in California.

Haye KestelooOct 21

Drones for Good

Specialized seed drones are now used in a test program to drop seeds to boost koala numbers by regenerating bushland with gum trees. The...

Haye KestelooOct 21

The drone industry moves fast. Stay ahead of it.