drones

For the last several years, Frenchtown Rural Fire District has hosted crews from the New York City Fire Department for mutual training.

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — An international electronic warfare company has acquired a drone technology company in southern Montana for $350 million. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported that CACI International purchased Ascent Vision Technology earlier this month...

High-tech firefighting was employed this week, as a Silent Falcon drone assisted crews in assessing a wildfire in the northwestern corner of Yellowstone National Park. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports that the unmanned aircraft system was used Monday to assess the status of the fire– which has burned more than three square miles in the park– and on the Lee Metcalf Wilderness...

On Sunday, August 20, Lolo Peak Fire Information Officer Jordan Koppen said the blaze has now consumed over 30,000 acres.

MSUB says ‘Welcome to the next big thing.’  Montana State University Billings will be hosting two new classes this spring and summer for beginners and intermediate skill levels of drone operation.  Nerd alert; It’s not flight school– don’t wear a jumpsuit… The university announced a beginners’ class in May and a more advanced class in July...

Montana archaeologists have found a treasure trove of ancient human activity in the Hi-Line.