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Illegal drone flights near wildfires would be studied under John Curtis’s bill

House passes bill. Utah has seen private drone flights endanger fire crews.

(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) An airplane drops fire retardant to fight a wildfire near Kaysville on Sept. 16, 2019. The U.S. House passed a bill by Rep. John Curtis seeking to quantify damage when such aircraft are grounded because of interferrence from private drones.