Washington, March 24 -- Congresswoman Janelle Bynum issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Congressmen Eli Crane (AZ-02), Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06)'s bipartisan bill, the Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act, passed through the House, making it one step closer to becoming law. This bill supports wildfire response operations by addressing the impact of unauthorized drones flying in restricted airspace during a wildfire.
When an unauthorized drone enters restricted airspace during a wildfire, fire response agencies are often required to ground their aircraft to avoid the risk of a collision. In Oregon and across the country, there have been several instances of this happening, ...