How drones are changing the way we fight wildfires

“I think inside of five years there will hardly be a forest fire fought without the use of drones.”
By Emmett Smith  on 
A drone hovering over a wildfire
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In 2023, Canada saw some of the worst forest fires ever recorded, burning a total area of more than 37 million acres and as of July had displaced more than 150,000 Canadians from their communities. We sat down with CEO and president of Draganfly Innovations Cameron Chell to learn how drones are assisting and will likely change the way we fight wildfires going forward.

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