US | drones Recreational Drones Hindered Air Drops on Freeway Wildfire It's becoming a familiar refrain By John Johnson Posted Jul 18, 2015 12:33 PM CDT Copied The charred remains of a vehicle rest along Interstate 15 along the Cajon Pass near San Bernadino, Calif. (Terry Pierson/The Orange County Register via AP) California's Interstate 15 was looking a little "post-apocalyptic" today in the aftermath of a wildfire that swept across the road yesterday and left burnt-out cars in its wake, notes Gizmodo. Nobody was hurt, fortunately, but those drivers will be thrilled to learn that firefighters were once again stymied by recreational drones—for the third time in recent weeks, reports the Los Angeles Times. (Here's one of those times.) At least five such drones were initially spotted overhead, reports NBC Los Angeles. Five planes that planned air drops on the fire had to turn back after jettisoning their loads elsewhere in order to land safely, says the US Forest Service. San Bernardino fire officials tweeted about it, using the Forest Service's "If you fly, we can't" flyer as a plea. Read These Next Hundreds of South Koreans were detained at a Georgia factory site. The story of a failed secret SEAL mission in North Korea. Royal who had an actual job dies at 92. Grandpa might want to look more closely next time. Report an error