DARPA “swarmed” and isolated a mock city hall with autonomous aerial drones and ground-robots, the agency announced. The aim of the exercise was to “establish
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Category: First responders
October summit for first responder drone operators announced
A summit for first responder drone-operators will take place on October 30 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The meeting, part of the 2019 Commercial UAV Expo
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South Florida’s first responders wargame drone-team hurricane efforts
South Florida first responders spent the weekend of 13th July simulating use of their unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the event of a major hurricane
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Washington State Patrol’s 111 drones form largest US government fleet
The police agency for the state of Washington almost certainly operates the largest drone fleet of any state or local government agency in the US,
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LA Police seek to extend drone use to bomb squad and hazardous materials units
The Los Angeles Police Department wants to extend its current drone pilot programme by adding more drones and more capable drones for use by the
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UK police are pioneering life-saving drone operations – but so much more can be done
By Chris Stonor The UK is a world leader in the use of unmanned air vehicles by emergency services and over half of the 45
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Auterion, Impossible Aerospace launch two-hour operational first responder drone
Auterion (https://auterion.com ), the provider of Auterion Enterprise PX4, an open-source-based, enterprise operating system for drones, and Impossible Aerospace (https://impossible.aero/ ), a Silicon Valley-based drone
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US first responders set up drone safety alliance
According to sUAS News the non-profit DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Alliance was unveiled on April 12 at the UAS DRONES Disaster Conference in Miami to assist
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First responders use emergency response drones with video streaming in Houston
The Center for the Study of the Drone and Clock2Houston report that Houston’s Memorial Villages Police Department has linked up with new start-up Paladin Drones
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DJI and Los Angeles Fire Department announce drone development partnership
The Los Angeles Fired Department (LAFD) has announced a Solution Development Partnership with DJI to create, test, and deploy drone technology as an emergency response
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