FEMA threatens to arrest volunteer drone operators during Colo. flood relief.

This is the Falcon UAV. It has a length of about 4 feet; a wingspan of 8 feet, weighs less than 10 pounds, and flies between 300' and 1500' AGL. Certainly not a threat to anything beyond FEMA's ego.

Here is Falcon UAV's response to FEMA:

Falcon UAV would like to thank the Boulder County EOC and specifically Allen Bishop and Michael Chard (while they were running operations) for their common sense approach to drone operations, working to coordinate the airspace, as well as embracing this technology to help support the recovery effort. In contrast we are very disappointed in FEMAs response to actively prevent the use of UAVs and drone technology when these services were offered for free and at a time when manned helicopters could be used for more critical missions such as evacuations and high mountain search and rescues in inaccessible communities.

Classy. And FEMA deserves the sound of one hand clapping.