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Igniting the future: Technology on prescribed fire

Fire managers filling the plastic sphere dispenser in the Alta X on Blackberry Prescribed fire on the Helena Ranger District, Montana. (Forest Service photo by Mariah Leuschen-Lonergan) Along the foothills of the Big Belt Mountains near York, Montana, it’s unusual to see bare ground above 5,…

#Fire, #PrescribedFire, #ControlledBurn, #UAS, #UnmannedAircraftSystems, #WildfireAwarenessMonth, #HelenaLewisAndClarkNationalForest, #Technology, #Drones

Busy airspace

A drone on a launch pad while a large forest fire burns in the background.

Note: While unauthorized drones in restricted airspace can halt firefighting air operations, the Forest Service is increasingly incorporating uncrewed aerial systems in wildfire operations. From 2019 to 2025 the Forest Service has increased drone flights by 2,483% on active incidents (…

#Drones, #UAS, #UnmannedAircraftSystems, #Safety, #Fire, #Firesafety, #Flying, #Recreation, #Aviation

Filming and Photography

Cameraman McCarthy and Director Chas. MacDonald on location during the filming of the “Blessing” on Hot springs, Montana, Beaverhead National Forest. (USDA Forest Service photo). How the Forest Service manages filming and photography authorizations changed with the passage of the Expanding…

Igniting the future: Technology on prescribed fire

#Fire, #PrescribedFire, #ControlledBurn, #UAS, #UnmannedAircraftSystems, #WildfireAwarenessMonth, #HelenaLewisAndClarkNationalForest, #Technology, #Drones

Busy airspace

#Drones, #UAS, #UnmannedAircraftSystems, #Safety, #Fire, #Firesafety, #Flying, #Recreation, #Aviation

Filming and Photography

#Filming, #Photos, #CommercialUse, #Permitting, #SpecialUsePermits, #Policy, #UnmannedAircraftSystems, #Drones, #UAS, #Recreation, #SpecialUses