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Oregon to Use Radio-Controlled Helicopter to Fight Fires

When a fire filled the Cascade Range’s rugged canyons in southwestern Oregon with smoke in 2011, firefighters started thinking an unmanned aircraft might help them get a look beneath the cover that a conventional scout plane could not. The state’s …

New Mexico Sheriff Asking for $1M for Helicopters

The sheriff of Bernalillo County, N.M., says more than $1 million is needed to pay for two county helicopters. KOAT-TV reports county commissioners will vote Tuesday on whether to approve Sheriff Dan Houston’s request for $1.3 million in funding. Houston …