Interagency UAS Program

The Interagency UAS Program is a specialist reference for crews working around wildland fire, not a general hobby guide. It collects policies, operating guides, qualification material, safety bulletins and mission-specific resources used by U.S. federal and partner agencies. Current notices cover subjects such as airspace conflict, lithium batteries, GPS interference and controller radio interference, while program pages document mapping and aerial-ignition workflows.

Public pilots should read the site's operational detail as a warning, not as an invitation to assist an incident independently. An unauthorized drone near a wildfire can halt crewed suppression aircraft, and a temporary flight restriction is only one possible indication of a dangerous conflict. Agency procedures, certificates and approved equipment are not transferable to a recreational flight. Stay away from active and prescribed fires unless formally integrated and authorized, verify current TFR information through official aviation channels, and report observed incursions through the designated authorities rather than approaching an operator unsafely.