Drones being used to fight wildfires over the summer

Drones are being deployed by Coillte and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to combat the spread of forest and wildfires over the summer.
Drones being used to fight wildfires over the summer
Tue, 02 Jun, 2020 - 17:11
Ray Ryan

A man stands by and watches as fire engulves dry gorse in the West Wicklow Mountains. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.iePhoto:
A man stands by and watches as fire engulves dry gorse in the West Wicklow Mountains. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.iePhoto:

Drones are being deployed by Coillte and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to combat the spread of forest and wildfires over the summer.

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FarmingPlace: DublinPlace: WicklowPlace: IrelandPerson: Josepha MadiganPerson: MadiganPerson: Wesley AtkinsonPerson: Deborah MeghenPerson: MeghanOrganisation: CoillteOrganisation: National Parks and Wildlife ServiceOrganisation: NPWSOrganisation: GaeltachtOrganisation: Air Corps
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