Fire agencies in Australia have threatened to ground their fleet of fire-fighting aircraft if Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) or "drones" stray into their airspace.In comments mostly aimed at amateur drone operators seeking new photographic angles of active bushfires, the New South Wales Rural Fire Service has said that the unmanned aircraft are a major safety risk.NSW RFS Deputy Commissioner Rob Rogers said the issues arise when drones enter environments where there is "a lot of smoke, flames, a lot of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft flying in and out" making the addition of rogue drones a serious hazard. Similar statements have been issued by other states (and it's led to grounding of fire-aviation resources in the United States too).
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