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Study on Drone Interference with Wildfire Fighting Safety

This act mandates a study to assess how privately owned drones interfere with the safety and effectiveness of wildfire suppression efforts. The goal is to understand the problem and find ways to better protect communities from wildfires, ensuring firefighters can safely do their job. This could lead to future changes in rules for drone use near fires.
Key points
The government will study how often drones have interfered with wildfire fighting and the impact on response times and costs.
Various ideas to prevent such incidents will be evaluated, including public education and methods to disable or seize drones.
The study's findings could lead to new rules for drone use, aiming to improve public safety during wildfires.
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Additional Information
Print number: 119_HR_6618
Sponsor: Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
Process start date: 2025-12-11