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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Editorial: Drones offer a new tool to firefighters


An editorial looks at the potential benefits drones can provide by patrolling to spot wildfires, as happened during a wildfire in the Umpqua National Forest last year when a BLM employee discovered a spot fire beyond the main blaze, saving an estimated $50 million in land and infrastructure value that would have burned otherwise.

Editorial: Drones offer a new tool to firefighters

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