Illegal drone flights near wildfires would be studied under John Curtis's bill

Illegal drone flights near wildfires would be studied under John Curtis’s bill
House passes bill. Utah has seen private drone flights endanger fire crews.
(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) An airplane drops fire retardant to fight a wildfire near Kaysville on Sept. 16, 2019. The U.S. House passed a bill by Rep. John Curtis seeking to quantify damage when such aircraft are grounded because of interferrence from private drones.
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The U.S. House passed a bill by Utah Rep. John Curtis that seeks to quantify the damage done when people fly drones near wildfires, forcing aircraft that are actually fighting the flames to remain grounded.

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