B.C. crews use drone in controlled burn during wildfire fight, in Canadian first

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• SourceCastanet Kamloops
• Original URLhttps://castanet.net/edition/news-story-625493-3-.htm
• Canonical URLhttps://www.castanet.net/news/BC/625493/B-C-crews-use-drone-in-controlled-burn-during-wildfire-fight-in-Canadian-first
• Publish dateJul 21, 2026
• First indexedJul 21, 2026 11:00 am PDT
• Last checkedSep 6, 2026 8:42 pm PDT
• Current statusredirected (HTTP 200)
• DescriptionFirefighters in British Columbia say they have successfully used a drone to ignite a controlled burn while fighting an active wildfire in what they call a Canadian first.

Assigned Topics

• Ainslie Creek & Brunswick Creek wildfires — air-quality alerts affecting Kamloops (July 2026)

• Cariboo Fire Centre — 2026 wildfire season

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