Footage isn’t worth fines and fires. Local agencies remind drone operators to say clear of active wildfires

Footage isn’t worth fines and fires. Local agencies remind drone operators to say clear of active wildfires

EASTERN OREGON – For as long as there have been organized public and private responses to emergencies, so to have there been curious onlookers and clever opportunists. Despite their inherent danger and scale, wildfires are no exception. Unfortunately, a recent trend has already begun to cause havoc for local fire responses in Eastern Oregon, that being drones entering no-fly zones. During recent coverage of the (as of time of writing) still ongo…