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CAL FIRE's Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) Program is transforming emergency response through innovation and precision. With a deliberate approach, we've steadily expanded our capabilities to make a real impact in critical situations, with the goal of enhancing public safety across California. As part of the response to the #ParkFire, CAL FIRE UAS teams flew over 400 missions, providing critical real-time information to firefighters and assisting with prescribed fire operations in terrain where fir

VCFD’s UAS program (aka drone) was instrumental supporting our firefighters at a hazardous material call last week. VCFD responded to a small, external equipment fire that was smoldering next to a vapor extraction system. A Hazardous Material response was initiated and Drone 11 was requested to survey the incident and provide intel to company officers. With its dual video and thermal imaging systems, our advanced UAS platform allowed firefighters to survey the scene and evaluate hazards from a s