Calif. launches drone to scout for spot fires


August 28, 2013 at 2:36p.m.

Calif. launches drone to scout for spot fires

GROVELAND, Calif. (AP) - The California National Guard is flying a drone above the huge wildfire on the northern edge of Yosemite National Park in an effort to get an early bead on spot blazes. Incident commander Mike Wilkins said today that the unmanned MQ-1 aircraft had allowed fire officials to spot a new fire they would not have seen from the ground.