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Welcome to the Interagency UAS Website

This website is intended to provide operational knowledge primarily for interagency fire UAS operations.  Department level information, such as 2U reports, pilot qualifications, and aircraft information is available via a Sharepoint site maintained by OAS. 

Interagency Aviation Information Bulletin 2021-07 "Wildland Fire UAS Briefing for Aviation Personnel" is a 2 page summary of UAS operations on incidents.   

Updates

(current as of 8/16/2024)

  • *New* 8/15/2024:  IA IB 24-05 has been issued for TFRs that cross multiple ARTCC boundaries. Remote Pilots completing SGIs must ensure all TFR identifiers are accounted for in the request.  

  • *New* 7/26/2024:  IA APB 24-05 has been issued for aviation management in high operational tempo.  

  • *Recent* 5/10/2024:  An IA IB 24-02 addressing TFRs for Prescribed Fires is available from the UASP Toolbox

  • *Recent* 5/9/2024:  An IA Tech Bulletin 24-02 regarding Dragon Eggs and rapid reaction times is available from the Aerial Ignition Page.  There is also a reporting form for Dragon Egg Performance available.  

  • *Recent* 5/6/2024:  An update to the SGI Instructions is available from the UASP Toolbox

Interagency UAS Operations

Goal

  • Safely, effectively, and efficiently employ UAS in support of resource program, or incident management objectives.

Objectives

  • Develop UAS operations capacity through standard safety, training, flight, data collection, data processing, and project management processes.
  • Develop a contract program (data and flight), which supports incident and resource management objectives.

Summary:

UAS can positively impact every resource program by utilizing state of the art equipment. UAS derived data and imagery empowers scientists, incident personnel, and senior leaders to make informed decisions based on precise and real-time information. Data gathered from UAS is unique due to the ability of the aircraft to fly low, slow, and for long periods of time while collecting high-resolution imagery and sub-centimeter data. 

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