Monday, August 26, 2019

Alaska Fire Service Drone Footage: Side by Side with Infrared Showing Firefighters Extinguishing Hot Spot

Alaska wildland firefighters pioneered the use of unmanned aerial systems, or drones, on fires across the country during the summer of 2017 to help provide fire crew support, hot spot detection and mapping. Statewide, the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska owns nearly two dozen of the small, 3D Robotic Solo quadcopters, including the nine allocated to BLM Alaska Fire Service. BLM AFS’s wildland fire suppression partner, Alaska Division of Forestry (DOF), has six. Continue Reading


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