In a separate statement released Thursday, the FAA warned against flying drones near the wildfires. It pointed to a temporary flight restriction issued for wide swaths of airspace blanketing Los ...
"The FAA has not authorized anyone unaffiliated with the Los Angeles firefighting operations to fly drones in the (temporary flight restrictions)." The FAA said it could impose a civil penalty ...
LOS ANGELES — An unauthorized drone collided with an air tanker battling the Palisades Fire on January 9, 2025, tearing a hole in the tanker's wing and rendering it inoperable to fight the fires.