California wildfires

The  California Air National Guard‘s 195th Airlift Wing recently launched a drone reconnaissance mission to aid firefighting efforts in northern California. At least six people have been killed by the raging wildfires with more than 500 homes and buildings decimated. The unit deploys a MQ-9 Reaper drone to monitor and track …

By Andrea Booher (This picture is from the FEMA Photo Library.) News and Commentary.  In the class of “this shouldn’t need to be said,” we’ll say it – drone operators ought to steer clear of the California wildfires in the event that they aren’t a part of the emergency response. …