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Adam Juniper

American anti-DJI laws risks help spread of wildfires – says US government report

Department of the Interior Drone Conducting Aerial Ignition Operations – a hexacopter drone flying near a wildfire.

A new report by the non-partisan GAO – the US Government Accountability Office – has highlighted a problem facing parts of the US government that use drones, not least the Department of the Interior which uses them to monitor and prevent wildfires.

Wildfires are a huge problem in the USA, killing 183 people last year and according to a separate US government report, JEC, cost $10.2 billion in property damage.

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