NOAA Picks Black Swift Technologies’ sUAS for Nighttime Fire Observation eXperiment (NightFOX)
Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm based in Boulder, CO, announced today that their small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS), SuperSwiftTM, has been...
Wildfire Burning Drone Props NOT Turning
There is a very disturbing trend in our industry that we, as responsible operators need to address in the most expeditious way possible. The...
Firefighting and prevention with drones
Every year, the outrageous results that are produced by uncontrolled fires become evident. For this reason, aviation and safety authorities from the different European...
Drone Search & Rescue Training sUSB Expo 2017
Since the first sUSB Expo we have been proud to bring you the cutting edge of the drone world and real world applications. Not...
FDNY Launches Drone For The First Time To Respond to Fire In The Bronx
On March 6, 2017, FDNY launched its first ever tethered drone to respond to a fire in a 6-story building on Crotona Park North...
International Fire Chiefs Association UAS toolkit
As unmanned aerial systems (UAS) become increasingly popular and affordable, their public safety applications make them an attractive option for law and fire rescue...
CAL FIRE arrests hobby drone operator for interfering with firefight
FOREST HILL, CA – CAL FIRE law enforcement officers arrested a Placer County man Friday who allegedly interfered with firefighting operations recently on the...
DJI and AirMap deliver real-time wildfire awareness and geofencing capabilities for drones
SANTA MONICA, CA - DJI and AirMap added real-time wildfire alerts to their geofencing data Wednesday to help keep unauthorized drones from interfering with...
Utah lawmakers vote to let authorities disable drones near wildfires
SALT LAKE CITY - In a first for the USA, according to ABC News, Utah authorities will likely be the first in the nation...
$75,000 reward for reporting inappropriate drone flights
Drone operators have been asked repeatedly not to fly their aircraft during wildfires. But at crucial moments in each of the wildfires that have...