SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Drone incursions and intrusions on wildfires have continued to trend in a dangerous direction.
2025 was perhaps the most eye-opening year for drone-related data on wildfires, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
“In 2025, there were 218 drone sightings over active wildfires,” the agency wrote in a recent news release. “Most of these occurred during last year’s Eaton and Palisades fires in Los Angeles, where 184 drone incursions were reported within the restricted airspace set up around the active fires. While that might not seem like a large number, especially near one of the nation’s largest cities, it’s more than the seven-year national total of 125 reported incidents.”…