First responders

The French Alps ski resort, Val Thorens, has commenced using drones and their thermal imagery application to help rescue workers on the Alpine ski slopes, reports technology.inquirer.net. The resort announced this week, it will commence deploying […]

At last week’s AUVSI’s Xponential 2020 event, public safety personnel from around the world joined the DRONERESPONDERS safety initiative, to discuss drones for the police, fire, federal agencies and general public safety, reports dronelife.com. Examples […]

A drone built exclusively for first responders that can fly more than three times faster than a majority of the commercial drones currently available, is also able to recharge its batteries while in flight, reports […]

Drones are being deployed to monitor social distancing and crowd numbers at some of New South Wales most popular beaches during their summer, reports dailymailaustralia.com. Hefty new fines have been announced for gatherings of over 20 […]

New drone legislation from the UK government gives police additional powers when it comes to overseeing unmanned craft, reports verdict.co.uk. These greater powers include requiring a drone to be grounded, to enter and search premises […]

The Abu Dhabi Civil Defence is researching the potential of deploying drones to light up pitch-black accident sites, reports the khaleejtimes.com. Recently, the team carried out an experiment to see how this innovation could work. Lt-Col […]

The Unmanned Aerial Systems Centre (UASC), part of the General Department of Operations, Dubai Police, established in 2018, has chosen the Canadian-based drone company, Draganfly, to assist the Force in using technology “to improve the […]

The UK Government has partnered with Israeli-based international defense electronics company, Elbit Systems, to research the possible deployment of its drones for the police, reports north.wales. The National Police Air Service (NPAS) announced the trials […]

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS), in Manitoba, Canada wants to purchase a second drone as part of a permanent aerial reconnaissance program for fighting fires and assisting with rescues and to make drones a […]

The Hilton Fire Department in New York, USA is training its firemen to operate drones to assist with tackling fires, reports whec.com. Department Heads say it is among the first in the area to deploy […]