OCFA has stern warning for private drone users who compromise Garden Grove response

OCFA has stern warning for private drone users who compromise Garden Grove response

The Federal Aviation Administration will push to prosecute anyone flying a private drone over the Garden Grove chemical incident as emergency crews continue to tend to the crisis, Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) Capt. Brian Yau said. A temporary flight restriction is in place over the affected area of Garden Grove until Tuesday, barring the use of private drones and aircraft at the scene. OCFA is asking the public to refrain from using their…

OCFA Tracks Rogue Drone Pilots By Remote ID At Garden Grove Chemical Tank Crisis

The Orange County Fire Authority says it can find the private drone operators buzzing the Garden Grove chemical tank emergency, and it is reading their Remote ID to do it. OCFA Capt. Brian Yau said the agency has counter-UAS gear that detects a drone in flight, pulls its registration, and traces the operator through that broadcast. The FAA, he added, will push to prosecute anyone caught flying over the scene. We flagged in January that detect-an…