Arizona man arrested for flying camera drone over wildfire, impeding firefighters

A C-130 Hercules drops fire retardant from a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System near Tucson, Arizona. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Alex Koenig Late last month, Prescott, Arizona officials announced that a drone being operated in a no-fly zone had forced firefighters to ground 8 aircraft that were being used to combat the Goodwin Fire, hampering efforts to manage the wildfire while putting pilots and ground crew at risk. An investigation into the matter was triggered, and now officials say ...