# Drones to Find Hidden Moorland Fire Hotspots
**URL:** https://greyarro.ws/t/drones-to-find-hidden-moorland-fire-hotspots/114711
**Category:** Drone News
**Created:** [21 August 2026 06:01 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/drones-to-find-hidden-moorland-fire-hotspots/114711 "2026-08-21T06:01:39Z")
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### Author:  [@Sparky](https://greyarro.ws/u/Sparky)
#### Post date: [21 August 2026 06:01 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/drones-to-find-hidden-moorland-fire-hotspots/114711/1 "2026-08-21T06:01:39Z")
> **[United Utilities Uses Thermal Drones to Find Hidden Moorland Fire Hotspots](https://dronelife.com/2026/08/20/thermal-drones-wildfire-monitoring/)**
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> United Utilities uses thermal drones to locate hidden heat pockets after moorland fires, helping crews target hotspots that could reignite.
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### Author:  [@TheJohnster](https://greyarro.ws/u/TheJohnster)
#### Post date: [21 August 2026 13:16 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/drones-to-find-hidden-moorland-fire-hotspots/114711/2 "2026-08-21T13:16:54Z")
Makes a lot of sense; ground may be a bit warm for human investigation for a while!
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### Author:  [@Nik469](https://greyarro.ws/u/Nik469)
#### Post date: [21 August 2026 16:15 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/drones-to-find-hidden-moorland-fire-hotspots/114711/3 "2026-08-21T16:15:52Z")
This subject was touched on in another thread.
Would be cool if GADC did some organised volunteer work along these lines 😉
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### Author:  [@macspite](https://greyarro.ws/u/macspite)
#### Post date: [24 August 2026 12:18 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/drones-to-find-hidden-moorland-fire-hotspots/114711/4 "2026-08-24T12:18:00Z")
I’ll leave this here rather than begin another thread - OS drone data helped firefighters in the New Forest:
> **[Ordnance Survey mapping data helps identify future wildfire risk](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3rvd3ygqvo)**
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> Britain's mapping service provides data that could help predict the risk of future wildfires.