This video of a wildfire at Kilworth Army Barracks training grounds in Ireland was shot from a drone.
Ireland has had a rash of wildfires recently.
Smoke plume from #Wildfire near @Ballinskellig, West Kerry, now extending 50 miles out to sea @KerryFireRescue pic.twitter.com/vGDydk5HUC
— Thomas Smith (@DrTELS) April 23, 2015
I really wish we (as in me) could fly UAS over fires. Obviously common sense would need to be employed, but how great would videos like these be for S-190 students? I can’t think of any fire behavior, with the exception of a fire whirl, that wasn’t shown. With the right pilot at the controls, who understans the environment they are operating in, I think this would be a fantastic tool for gathering S.A., for training, for post-burn rehab, etc. I think it’s coming, just a long ways off.
Looks like a picture perfect prescribed burn 🙂
Cool video, however……… if Ireland uses aerial firefighting assets the drone operator needs to understand how dangerous his/her operation represents.