The BC Wildfire Service says it is using drones to carry out controlled ignitions for wildfire response for the first time in Canada. According to both reports, the service employed the technology during operations on the Brunswick Creek Complex, where two large wildfires are burning near Boston Bar. The controlled burns involve ignitions that are dropped onto specific areas to support wildfire management objectives. In the described deployment, the service conducts the ignitions by releasing them from drones over the active wildfire zone, rather than relying solely on traditional ground-based ignition methods. The service’s update, reported by Global News, and the account in the Vancouver Sun describe the same operation, stating that the technique is being tested or implemented as a novel approach in the current response effort. The reports do not provide additional details on the exact ignition materials, drone specifications, or results, but they agree that the Brunswick Creek Complex is the site of the first documented use of drones for controlled burning in Canada.
BC Wildfire Service uses drones for controlled burns in first Canadian deployment
The BC Wildfire Service says it is using drones to carry out controlled ignitions for wildfire response for the first time in Canada. According to both reports, the service employed the technology dur...
- BC Wildfire Service uses drones to perform controlled ignitions for wildfire response.
- The deployment happens on the Brunswick Creek Complex.
- The fires are two large wildfires burning near Boston Bar.
- Both outlets describe the controlled burns as ignitions dropped from drones.
- The service says it is the first time this drone-based technique is used in Canada.
In a social media update, the service said they used the technology on the Brunswick Creek Complex, which is two huge wildfires burning near Boston Bar.
3 hours agoThe controlled ignitions were dropped on the Brunswick Creek complex wildfires, which are burning in the Boston Bar area.
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