Unauthorized Drones Ground LA Firefighting Planes

Unauthorized Drones Ground LA Firefighting Planes: 'Incredibly Dangerous'
Police are investigating after mystery drones forced firefighting aircraft to leave the Palisade wildfire area on Friday.
‘Incredibly dangerous’: More unauthorized drones fly above Palisades fire
Multiple unauthorized drones flew above the Palisades fire Friday, forcing firefighting aircraft to leave the area for safety and angering those on the front lines.
Canadian firefighting plane damaged by drone: FBI
The FBI recently confirmed a Canadian plane offering assistance during the California wildfires was damaged in a collision with a privately-owned drone.
FBI investigating Los Angeles firefighting aircraft damaged by drone
An investigation is underway into an unauthorized drone that hit a firefighting aircraft while it battled raging wildfires in Los Angeles last week.
Firefighting Super Scooper plane remains grounded after drone crash with no specific timeline for return
An aircraft with the ability to carry more than a thousand of gallons of water was left severely damaged after a drone struck its wing on Thursday.
Canadian ‘Super Scooper’ plane grounded after hitting civilian drone over Los Angeles wildfires
Los Angeles authorities have vowed to prosecute illegal drone flights after a civilian drone collided with a Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire Thursday, forcing it to be grounded.
Unauthorized drones risk lives in Los Angeles County amid fires
While firefighters continue battling the flames ravaging the Los Angeles area, California state officials said there have been at least 40 incidents involving drones, forcing crews to temporarily ground air operations.
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Can you fly drones near a firefighting operation? Sort of.
As the planes were deployed in the Palisades Fire, Los Angeles County Fire Department reported that one of their Super ...
Ukraine says it blew up a warehouse full of Russian recon drones with a homemade rework of a Neptune anti-ship missile
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Drones were spotted over a nuclear plant. Jeff Landry wants state authority to take them down.
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The New Threat to Los Angeles Firefighters: Drones
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Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said he has asked federal officials for the authority to 'mitigate' drones over state nuclear ...
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Drones join helicopters, firefighters to battle Coromandel blaze
Drones with thermal imaging equipment will survey the Black Jack fireground on the Coromandel Peninsula to identify where ...