Drone Disrupts Wildfire Air Support | Sacramento News

A drone flew dangerously close to firefighting planes battling the Elephant Fire in Sierra County, forcing a temporary grounding of aircraft and slowing critical efforts. Authorities quickly located and secured the drone operator, but the delay put firefighters and nearby residents at greater risk. Flying drones near wildfires is illegal and hazardous — this incident underscores the need for everyone to keep drones off the skies during emergency operations. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a00d5178122ad234