First responders

According to olivepress.es , drones have been adopted by the Municipal Police of Madrid amid a nationwide shut down of public gatherings, bars, restaurants, parks and clubs. They have been used in areas of the capital […]

Italy, the worst hit European country to date has reported over 1,000 deaths due to the virus. The country has gone into lock down and harsh prison sentences have been proposed for individuals who break […]

First it was Storm Ciara in early February, followed by Storm Dennis a week later, and now the UK will be ravaged again by high winds and torrential rain from Storm Jorge during the next […]

YPO, one of the UK’s largest public sector buying organisations, has announced the launch of its new Drones and Associated Products and Services framework for the emergency service and the wider public sector. According to […]

Drones will be used for beach safety, coastal surveillance, search and rescue and sports videos on Australia’s beaches in 2020, according to a report in the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Flight Safety publication. The drones […]

by Michael Willoughby Terra Drone is transporting medical samples and quarantine materials throughout one of the areas of  Eastern China most heavily hit by coronavirus. 1,006 patients in the region have already contracted the disease. […]

by Michael Willoughby The Port of Gdyni in Poland has hired drone operator, Pelixar, to monitor the environment and security within the PoGA S.A. area support its fire brigade during firefighting and rescue actions. “The […]

DroneUp, LLC and the State of Alaska have signed an agreement which will begin the offering for the purchase of complete drone solutions to all state agencies, commissions, political subdivisions, institutions, and local public bodies […]

Representatives from the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), and the New York Police Department (NYPD) are spearheading a new collaboration effort among […]

by Michael Willoughby Some disaster drone crews exhibit elevated levels of fatigue equivalent to a blood alcohol content of 0.05 per cent after two days of work, according to research reported in Texas Climate News. […]