VALIDATION
pay
men
ts
Funding Validation
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Federal programs:
actively funding
prevention, planning, and
mitigation
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$1B Community Wildfire
Defense Grant
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FEMA Pre-Disaster
Mitigation grants
gav
el
Regulatory Validation
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New FAA drone rules
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Clear, legal path for
long-range operations
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Enables public safety,
surveying, & wildfire
missions
assi
gnm
ent
Secondary Validation
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Commission Report:
Leaders demand better
data, precision
mapping, and real-time
analytics for mitigation
of wildfires.
(SON FIRE: The Report of the Wildland
Fire Mitigation and Management
Commission — September 2023)