People want to see what these massive fires look like up close, usually not realizing how disruptive their drone can be.
But through this new partnership, the officials say offending drones are identified and located in about 30 seconds of taking to the air.
Teams are spread out around the incident, ready to spring into action if a troublesome drone is identified. They immediately set out to intercept the controller. But the usefulness of drones is not lost on Los Angeles County Fire. They have a team that uses drones to assist in structure fires and wildland blazes, both for scouting those fires and then zeroing in on hotspots.“We can do a 360-degree lap around the entire fire. So, you see all four exterior walls, the condition of the roof, where the smoke is coming from and really pinpoint where the fire is without having to put firefighters in harm’s way,” said Capt.
In wildland fires, drones are used to see down range and above ridges — places it would be hard to see otherwise, Nardone says. This also saves resources from having to hike into some of these remote locations to determine how the fire is behaving. Since in infrared mode the camera was looking at heat signatures, the smoke being emitted didn’t impact the visuals.
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