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Unmanned Aircraft Systems Incident News Conference
Release Date: Jul 8, 2015
McCLELLAN, California – This Friday, representatives from the U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE, California Office of Emergency Services, California National Guard, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management are gathering at McClellan Park urging public cooperation after recent incidents involving Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) suspended aerial operations on the Lassen, Plumas and San Bernardino National Forests.
TOPICS: Safety issues
Repercussions of suspending air operations during wildfire response
Current policy regarding UAS
SPEAKERS: Shawna Legarza, Fire and Aviation Director, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Forest Service
Dave Teter, CAL FIRE Deputy Director of Fire Protection
OTHER AGENCIES: Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, California National Guard, California Office of Emergency Services
WHEN: Friday, July 10, 2015, 11 a.m. PDT. Arrive by 10:45 a.m. PDT. No personal protective equipment required.
DIRECTIONS: McClellan Park, 5500 Price Avenue, McClellan, Calif.
Members of the media interested in attending the news conference are asked to RSVP with the U.S. Forest Service at (707) 562-9014 or 9004.
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