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Spencer Cox: “Wildfire areas are a no drone zone and if a drone is found…”

Featuring: Spencer Cox, Republican | Governor of Utah

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Cox asks Utahns to ‘please, please, please’ reduce fire risks ahead of Pioneer Day

Published | Video Starts at 03:10

They're asking for the public now to call in with any tips. Air crews at the Forsyth fire were unable to fight the blaze for a period of time because of an unauthorized drone. Wildfire areas are a no drone zone and if a drone is found nearby, all those aircraft are grounded until it is confirmed that the drone is gone. So officials are asking the public to visit knowbeforeyoufly.org to verify if you can fly drones in that area. And Arizona crews continue fighting two large fires. (03:10–03:20)

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Asserts that drones cause grounding of aircraft in wildfire areas until they are confirmed gone.

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