Drones To Fight Fires
So the idea of fighting fires in tall buildings using drones definitely has some merit.
Drones to fight fires. And according to the smithsonian during the massive 2013 fire at yosemite national park the national guard flew a mq1 predator drone from march air base 350 miles to yosemite to fight the fire. From wild fires to building fires firefighters are deploying top drones to help fight dangerous blazes and save lives. Burke explained the increasing use of drones in helping to fight fires. In 2016 a tragic fire broke out in a warehouse in oakland california.
Firefighters can now acquire aerial information in a quick cost effective manner. Around the country drones are being put to use to hopefully save lives and also make the jobs of those fighting the fires easier. This scenario is being replicated in many cities. This uas or unmanned aircraft system commonly referred to as a drone.
A drone flies over a wildfire. In firefighting drones analyze the damage spot any survivors not visible from the ground and utilize the recorded footage for future training or re evaluation. Now firefighters are turning to drones to fight the fire with fire. So how exactly do these drones help fight fires.
Bureau of land management. Just in time too as climate change is making wildfires worse. Recently a company in china performed a live fire drill using drones they programmed to carry fire hoses. It sounds scary but the resulting blazes can limit destruction susie cagle in san.
Drones are fighting wildfires in some very surprising ways. Drones are helping fight fires in a lot of ways from prevention and data collection to intentionally starting smaller ones as crazy as that might sound. California firefighters are increasingly deploying drones to provide important situational awareness enabling them to better spot fire trends and determine the best and safest way to deploy resources burke said. Most of them obviously don t have the capacity to carry gallons of water to extinguish large fires.