Cal Fire officials have publicly asked people to stop flying drones over fires, which they say severely impact their ability to do their jobs.
While crews continue to battle a trio of devastating fires , which have torched more than 100,000 acres and more than 100 homes, they took to social media to ask the public to stop flying drones into restricted airspace — of which they’ve seen record numbers in recent weeks.
“Every time one is spotted it stops work for the helicopters at least about an hour until we can locate, make sure the air is clear,” said Doug Ross, Cal Fire aviation officer during a video from the department. “Really cuts into the firefight.”…