Drones shouldn’t be flown in the area of the wildfires in Polk County.      

The Federal Aviation Administration has strongly urged residents near wildfires in the past not to do this, as unauthorized drone flights pose serious risks to firefighter and public safety and the effectiveness of wildfire suppression operations.

In fact, in 2019, at least 20 documented instances of unauthorized drone flights over or near wildfires in seven states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Washington and Minnesota) resulted in aerial firefighting operations being temporarily shut down nine times.