 "Drones,
also known as Unmanned
Aerial Systems/Vehicles (UAS/UAV),
or Remotely
Piloted Aircraft,
are used in wildfire
surveillance and suppression.
They help in the detection, containment,
and extinguishing of fires. They
are also used for locating a hot spot,
firebreak breaches, and then to deliver
water to the affected site. In
terms of maneuverability, these are superior
to a helicopter or
other forms of manned aircraft. They
help firefighters determine where a fire
will spread through tracking and mapping
fire patterns. These
empower scientists and incident personnel to
make informed decisions. These devices can
fly when and where manned aircraft are
unable to fly. They
are associated with low cost and are
flexible devices that offer a high
spatiotemporal resolution." Source
Wikipedia
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