Where to fly your drone - Emergency sites - section overview

In plain language

Drone pilots in Canada are strictly prohibited from flying within 9.3 kilometers (5 nautical miles) of a wildfire, or over and within the security perimeter of any emergency response operation.

Requirement as structured

Drone pilots in Canada are strictly prohibited from flying within 9.3 kilometers (5 nautical miles) of a wildfire, or over and within the security perimeter of any emergency response operation.

Original regulatory text

Drone pilots are not allowed to fly within the security perimeter of a police or first responder emergency operation, such as a traffic accident. You must also avoid sites near disasters (wildfires, floods, earthquakes). A drone flying near these areas may interfere with emergency personnel aircraft and the work of emergency personnel. Do not fly - within 9.3 kilometers (5 nautical miles) from a wildfire - over or within the security perimeter of an emergency response operation such as a flood or accident scene

Applies when

country

Canada

regulatory category

General