Fire Drones News & Articles

• ND fire dept. experiments with drone use

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  At the North Dakota International Association of Arson Investigators conference, the Grand Forks Fire Department used drones to gather data from a controlled burn

• Drone startup company makes award-winning UAS for responders

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  DV8 Tech won $50,000 for creating a drone that carried a mini-cell tower to allow responders to communicate in a disaster, such as a forest fire or flood

• Fla. fire department leading the way in drone use

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  Southern Manatee Fire and Rescue launched a drone program in 2015 and has been developing ways to use them ever since

• Fire department drone helps catch car theft suspect

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  The Bargersville Fire Department used their drone to locate a man suspected of stealing a car and driving into a corn field

• DARTdrones offering Round 2 of public safety drone training grant

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  DARTdrones awarded $300,000 in grants toward free drone training in the six months of Round One funding

• San Diego Fire Dept. launches one of nation’s first IPP drone deployment

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  The launch of the UAS Integration Pilot Program kicked off with a live demonstration highlighting drone abilities, such as real-time aerial visibility

• Idaho fire dept. authorized by FAA to combat wildfires with drones

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  The Boise Fire Department purchased four drones and trained four employees to operate them after a year-long effort to receive FAA authorization

• China developing drone to assist firefighters in rescues

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  The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology is working on a drone that can search for trapped victims in high-rise building fires by quickly flying through

• Texas emergency official encourages use of drones to save lives

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  Johnson County Emergency Management Director Jamie Moore said the new technology has greatly enhanced emergency response efforts

• Study: Drone use in public safety greatly increasing

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  The Center for the Study of the Drone estimated that the number of public safety agencies using drones has increased by 82 percent in the past year

• Lava scientists’ drone guides lost resident through jungle to safety

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  A response team was on a mission to map the Lower East Rift Zone when scientists spotted a resident as lava from Kilauea Volcano devoured the subdivision

• Search crew rescues hikers with firefighter’s personal drone

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  After the search team became disoriented while rescuing hikers, the firefighter deployed a drone that he had been testing before the search began

• Spotlight: Macatawa Unmanned Systems aims to help firefighters, save lives

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  Macatawa's focus is on helping businesses and government agencies develop unmanned capabilities

• Drone standards for public safety boosted by joint effort

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  The National Fire Protection Association and ASTM International signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support a joint working group of public safety experts

• Video: Self-flying drones could serve as emergency responders

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  “Swarm drones” can navigate themselves and coordinate with each other, making them potentially useful for high-level rescue missions and more

• U.S. bill could modernize wildfire technology

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  The bill would increase firefighter safety by requiring GPS locations to be provided for wildfire crews and allowing drones to scout wildfires in real-time

• How to develop a fire service UAS training program

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  A UAS training program must address evolving regulations, expanding use of UAS in the fire service and gaining public support for fire department drone operations

• Research: Drone video is effective in identifying multiple vehicle collision hazards

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  Investigators found no difference in paramedic student recognition of scene hazards between a walk-around size-up and UAV flyover video

• How drones can aid fire service response

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  Consider assigning drones to specific apparatus to ensure incident commanders can dictate the drone's deployment when needed on scene

• AT&T's FirstNet poised to facilitate advanced firefighting technology

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  A reliable broadband connection will help drones stream live video to improve situational awareness and resource deployment, and measure response in the fire service

• Q&A: The future impact of drones on fire and emergency services

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  UAS are becoming an integral component of multi-faceted response plans, helping to protect firefighters, first responders and communities

• Minn. fire department pushing drone initiative

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  The drones would be equipped with both optical and thermal-imaging cameras

• A firefighter's guide to drone flight: 7 elements of a copter drone

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  With the right commitment and training, drones in the fire service will be just another tool to protect life and property

• EMS Today 2018 Quick Take: Drone use in fire/EMS and public safety

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  Learn how to stand up a UAS program at your agency, how to pass the AKT and two potential ways drones can save lives

• Drones in the fire service: Expanding operational uses

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  Fire department drones, already making an impact in search and rescue and aerial surveillance, are poised to change emergency response as technology advances

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