Hobby drones have repeatedly hindered firefighting efforts this year. But as Capital Public Radio's Amy Quinton reports, the Desert Research Institute in Reno is launching a project to see how unmanned aircraft systems might improve wildfire management and safety.
Research Project Explores How Drones Might Help Fight Wildfires
![](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f22535c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/299x169+0+0/resize/880x497!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkvcr%2Ffiles%2F201508%2Fimages-3.jpg)
gizmodo.com