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Fire Ignition Management with American Made Drones

Drone Amplified pioneered the unmanned aerial system (UAS) fire ignition industry with breakthrough technology for the fire management community. Our latest IGNIS offering works with American-made drones, controlled by an app designed for firefighters. IGNIS is lower cost, removes personnel from risk, and can cover 1600 acres in a day.

Fire control

Proven Technology

Drone Amplified’s IGNIS system is being used by firefighters around the world to conduct backburns and prescribed fires at a lower cost, increased safety, and increased availability including the ability to burn at night.

Drone in flight

How it Works

IGNIS is a complete firefighting system, controlled by an easy to use App, that tightly integrates drone platforms to enable safe, effective, and affordable aerial ignition for backburns and prescribed fires.

App Screen

App Controlled

Designed for firefighters, when you use the app, you fly, monitor and control the drone and IGNIS technology.

Fighting fires and restoring forests in Southern Florida

“The utilization of drones in South Florida, has been a blessing for the fire department.” Read more

Chief Andres Liriano, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief

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Chief Andres Liriano, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief

“The utilization of drones in South Florida, has been a blessing for the fire department.” Read more

American made and ready for action

“Our unique system has been conceived, developed and manufactured here in the U.S. IGNIS was extensively field tested and now if actively used by federal, state and private contractors on numerous fires and prescribed burns.” Read more

Carrick Detweiler, Drone Amplified Co-Founder.

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2021-12-15T17:47:36-06:00

Carrick Detweiler, Drone Amplified Co-Founder.

“Our unique system has been conceived, developed and manufactured here in the U.S. IGNIS was extensively field tested and now if actively used by federal, state and private contractors on numerous fires and prescribed burns.” Read more

Really advantageous

“We’ve used IGNIS in the field a number times and it worked really well – super effective. Really advantageous. We’re grateful.”

Ross Carrie, CEO, Raven Environmental Services, Inc.

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2019-03-07T11:04:37-06:00

Ross Carrie, CEO, Raven Environmental Services, Inc.

“We’ve used IGNIS in the field a number times and it worked really well – super effective. Really advantageous. We’re grateful.”

See how IGNIS works

“Each of the one-inch spheres, called Dragon Eggs, contains potassium permanganate and are injected by anti-freeze before release. The spheres ignite when they hit the ground and set fires ahead of the advancing wildfire in hard-to-reach areas.” Read more

Simon Weibel, Drone Amplified

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2021-12-15T17:48:29-06:00

Simon Weibel, Drone Amplified

“Each of the one-inch spheres, called Dragon Eggs, contains potassium permanganate and are injected by anti-freeze before release. The spheres ignite when they hit the ground and set fires ahead of the advancing wildfire in hard-to-reach areas.” Read more

A communal safeguard

“There was a fire ripping over a hill and coming down into a community, the [drone] aerial ignition operators pulled a really late night and they slowly walked the fire down from the ridgetop, just adding a little bit of fire here and there; we can really begin to control the fire’s intensity and begin to manipulate it.” Read more

Dirk Giles

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2022-02-16T14:57:15-06:00

Dirk Giles

“There was a fire ripping over a hill and coming down into a community, the [drone] aerial ignition operators pulled a really late night and they slowly walked the fire down from the ridgetop, just adding a little bit of fire here and there; we can really begin to control the fire’s intensity and begin to manipulate it.” Read more

A step forward for the industry

“[IGNIS] is the biggest change to how we work I’ve seen in 26 years. I wish I had 6 more of these units to fulfill all the requests for burns.” Read more

Sam Lindblom, Director of Land Management and Fire Program Manager TNC Virginia

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2022-02-16T14:58:56-06:00

Sam Lindblom, Director of Land Management and Fire Program Manager TNC Virginia

“[IGNIS] is the biggest change to how we work I’ve seen in 26 years. I wish I had 6 more of these units to fulfill all the requests for burns.” Read more

Doing what firefighters cannot

“[Firefighting Drones equipped IGNIS] are a good safety tool for getting in where it was too thick or too steep for the firefighters,” Read more

Joe Suarez, NPS UAS Program Manager

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2022-02-16T15:00:25-06:00

Joe Suarez, NPS UAS Program Manager

“[Firefighting Drones equipped IGNIS] are a good safety tool for getting in where it was too thick or too steep for the firefighters,” Read more

A safe alternative

“For me, [IGNIS] is a true transfer of risk,” Read more

Joe Suarez, NPS UAS Program Manager

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2022-02-16T15:02:13-06:00

Joe Suarez, NPS UAS Program Manager

“For me, [IGNIS] is a true transfer of risk,” Read more

Control intensity better

“The main benefit is we can burn at night or dense smoke as the aircraft can be operated utilizing the forward-looking infrared camera. Not only because you can control intensity better, but you can utilize it as a holding resource to find spot fires easily at night or in smoky conditions.”

Steve Stroud, DOI Office of Aviation Services, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Fleet Manager

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2019-03-07T11:07:00-06:00

Steve Stroud, DOI Office of Aviation Services, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Fleet Manager

“The main benefit is we can burn at night or dense smoke as the aircraft can be operated utilizing the forward-looking infrared camera. Not only because you can control intensity better, but you can utilize it as a holding resource to find spot fires easily at night or in smoky conditions.”

More efficient for fire management

“Drones can do many different things bigger machines cannot. IGNIS is the only system I’ve seen that adapts an existing technology to make it more efficient for fire management.”

Ross Carrie, CEO, Raven Environmental Services, Inc.

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2019-03-07T11:02:02-06:00

Ross Carrie, CEO, Raven Environmental Services, Inc.

“Drones can do many different things bigger machines cannot. IGNIS is the only system I’ve seen that adapts an existing technology to make it more efficient for fire management.”

A valuable and reliable tool

“[IGNIS] proved to be a valuable and reliable tool for tactical firing operations on Incidents. It’s effective for getting to those tough-to-get-to ridges or terrain that is either too dangerous or to labor intensive to burn safely.”

Steve Stroud, DOI Office of Aviation Services, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Fleet Manager

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2019-03-07T11:06:16-06:00

Steve Stroud, DOI Office of Aviation Services, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Fleet Manager

“[IGNIS] proved to be a valuable and reliable tool for tactical firing operations on Incidents. It’s effective for getting to those tough-to-get-to ridges or terrain that is either too dangerous or to labor intensive to burn safely.”

One drone can do the work of several people

“When trying to be profitable, manpower and minimizing costs are huge. People cost a lot. One [Drone Amplified IGNIS] can do the work of several people, and quicker.”

Ross Carrie, CEO, Raven Environmental Services, Inc.

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2019-03-07T11:01:14-06:00

Ross Carrie, CEO, Raven Environmental Services, Inc.

“When trying to be profitable, manpower and minimizing costs are huge. People cost a lot. One [Drone Amplified IGNIS] can do the work of several people, and quicker.”

Drones That Fight Wildfires

"An important part of managing wildfire is controlling a fire’s fuel sources. Interior’s Office of Aviation Services is working with Drone Amplified — an American startup by two professors at the University of Nebraska — on drone aircraft able to set prescribed burns."
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2021-12-14T15:54:02-06:00
"An important part of managing wildfire is controlling a fire’s fuel sources. Interior’s Office of Aviation Services is working with Drone Amplified — an American startup by two professors at the University of Nebraska — on drone aircraft able to set prescribed burns."
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Drones are changing how things are done across many industries today. IGNIS puts drones to work managing and monitoring fires.