In Southern California, drones are getting in the way of firefighters doing their jobs.
On Sunday, a fire broke out in the San Bernardino County city of Yucaipa, and four homes had to be evacuated. As soon as a tanker plane dropping water on the fire spotted a drone in the air, it was immediately grounded, NBC Los Angeles reports. Operations resumed eight minutes later after the drone left the area, U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Carol Underhill said, adding, "That may not seem like a huge amount of time, but in a fire emergency, every minute counts."
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