Federal Aviation Administration / U.S. Forest Service / California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection / American Institute of Aeronautics / U.S. Interior Department / Cal Fire battalion / California National Guard / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Aviation Services Office / United States Navy / United States Department of the Interior / /
Person
Mark Bathrick / Jim Williams / Cal Fire / Bradley Koeckeritz / Travis Alexander / Debra Werner / /
Position
manager / unmanned aircraft specialist / defense secretary / chief / aviator and test pilot / manager of unmanned aircraft systems integration office / /
Product
VTOL / AMERICA / /
ProvinceOrState
Western Australia / Southern California / California / /
Fire drones Unmanned planes have hunted terrorists and insurgents abroad for more than a decade. Debra Werner set out to find out why these aircraft haven’t been widely enlisted in the battles against deadly wildfires.