Fire Drones News & Articles

Four steps to a successful drone program for your fire department

Establish your department’s needs and budget, and learn from other departments and how FirstNet can improve your emergency communications to get your first UAV in flight

A firefighter’s guide to UAS certification

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New Federal Aviation Administration guidelines announced for fire departments

Texas city approves first responders’ use of drones

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Tyler officials voted to allow Phirst Technologies to test its automated drone first response system

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