Station Says Sorry for Their Drone
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Blazebusters had to suspend air support to fight the fires because KRDO's drone was flying over the scene.
After the FTVLive story, the station posted an apology on their website.
"We want to acknowledge the incident and apologize to first responders." the station said on their site.
They then tried to make excuses for why they did it. "KRDO flew above a small section of burned area near Interstate 25 around noon Thursday. There were no aircraft in the vicinity for at least an hour before the drone took flight, and the low-altitude flight was quickly completed without incident." the station said.
"The pilot we contract is certified by the Federal Aviation Administration but did not realize a temporary flight restriction was in effect. Prior fires in the same vicinity this year did not have TFRs in place." they added.
