Unmanned aircraft map northern wildfires
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 08:49
in Earth & Climate
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA--Staff from Poker Flat Research Range have traveled north to assist fire personnel in mapping Interior Alaska's Crazy Mountain Complex fires with unmanned aircraft. The team is stationed at Mile 145 of the Steese Highway, between Circle and Central, which are communities near the Yukon River. They have been deploying the aircraft since Aug. 5.