Volatus Aerospace Corp. announced that it has successfully completed its first field deployment supporting wildfire suppression agencies in Western Canada with remotely piloted aircraft. Wildfires can quickly and unexpectedly get out of control-a slight change in wind direction or speed and a fire can change course, reignite, and/or spread, leading to loss of property and life. A record 100,000 square kilometers of Canadian forest has burned this year alone.
Remotely collected aerial intelligence can help firefighters get timely actionable hot spot information about difficult to reach areas so that fires can be safely contained. In this recent mission, Volatus drone pilots were deployed at night to gather timely data for situational awareness, ensuring high-quality data collection and minimizing airspace risk. The data they collect identifies wildfire threats that are not easily visible to the human eye.