The service will keep tabs on how other fire services use unmanned aerial vehicles this summer, following their introduction at fire services in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland in recent years.

“Tasmania Fire Service is monitoring drone trials taking place in other jurisdictions and, should the opportunity present in Tasmania, will consider a short trial in a local context,” a TFS spokeswoman said.

“At this point in time there is no immediate plan for the Tasmania Fire Service to utilise drones as part of firefighting operations.”

The use of drones on a fireground allow firefighters to survey areas that would otherwise be inaccessible.

During Tasmania Fire Service's annual state conference last year, hundreds of firefighters were told that drones would become a game-changer in bushfire control on the island in years to come.

But the state remains one of the last in Australia to trial the devices.

Last month, Victorian Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio announced that drones would be used during the state’s upcoming bushfire season.

The decision was made after drones were successfully used to monitor Victoria’s koala population from the air on public and private property.

In New South Wales, the Rural Fire Service began trialling drones in late 2014.

Since then, the devices have gone on to become a key weapons in the state’s fight against bushfires.

Queensland also used drones during a six-month trial in 2014, with Agriculture Minister Bill Byrne last year committing to their use on fire grounds into the future.

Drone flyers are not permitted to fly a drone over bushfires or any other emergency situation.

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is currently working with state and territory fire services to help raise further awareness about the dangers of recreational drones near fire zones.