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At least three drones flown by community members forced firefighters to temporarily stop operation of firefighting aircrafts above the Bain fire on Tuesday, May 18.<\/p>\n

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Capt. John Clingingsmith with CAL FIRE\/Riverside County said firefighting aircraft were grounded for about a half hour \u2013 10 minutes each time \u2013 because of the drone intrusions.<\/p>\n

As of about 3:30 p.m., the vehicles were again working to subdue the more than 600-acre wildfire that injured four people and forced evacuations in Jurupa Valley and Riverside.<\/p>\n

Ground and air resources must work together to extinguish wildfires, Clingingsmith said, urging community members not to fly drones or other personal aircraft in the wildfire zone.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf they\u2019re flying, we can\u2019t,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Bain fire was at 0% containment around 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Fire crews have encountered issues with unauthorized drones in the past.<\/p>\n

In January 2025, a drone illegally flew above the deadly Palisades fire, grounded a firefighting plane that drops more than 1,500 gallons of water at a time after colliding with the aircraft, leaving a hole in the plane\u2019s left wing.<\/p>\n

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The drone pilot, 57-year-old Pete Tripp Akemann, was sentenced to 15 days in federal prison and 30 days of at-home detention and ordered to pay $156,000 in fines and restitution.<\/p>\n

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