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 ...

To the untrained eye, it did not look like a particularly complicated mission. A large black quadcopter drone, more than two ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

U.S.-made drones lack the camera technology and affordability of DJI, making it difficult for cash-strapped police and fire departments to find suitable replacements.