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Category Archives: First Responders
Novadem Supplies NX70 Micro-UAVs to Marseille’s Navy Firefighters
The Marseille’s Navy Firefighters Battalion will count in a few weeks among its staff a team specialized in robotics support who will implement a fleet of four Novadem micro-UAVs. Continue reading
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Deployed for River Pollution Crisis in Malaysia
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100, supported by Three Tis Group, was deployed as a first emergency response providing critical situational information during the Kim Kim river toxic pollution crisis in Malaysia. Continue reading
FirstNet Reaches Over 1 Million Connections
The FirstNet public safety communications platform – built with AT&T in a public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) – is growing in a big way. More than 10,000 public safety agencies and organizations across the country have subscribed. And over 1 million FirstNet connections are in service, bringing first responders and those that support them the reliability, capability and accountability they trust to carry out their mission. Continue reading
Droneresponders Releases New Guidance for Public Safety UAS Flight Training and Operations
The NIST Standard Test Method for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems is used to train fire rescue personnel for public safety UAS operations
DRONERESPONDERS has released new research findings designed to help improve efficacy and safety surrounding public safety drone operations. The report, Public Safety UAS Flight Training and Operations, was presented at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) headquarters on Monday, December 3 to a group of key government and industry stakeholders. Continue reading
GA-ASI Assists California Air National Guard with Fire Season
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is supporting the California Air National Guard as they provide real-time reconnaissance for California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighting operations in Southern California. Continue reading
Nokia and Sendai City Test Wireless Connected Drones for Tsunami Alerts
Sendai City and Nokia successfully conducted a test flight of a Nokia drone on a private LTE network provided by Nokia Digital Automation Cloud. They tested the potential use of drones during a tsunami or other disasters to help in prevention and mitigation efforts. Continue reading
‘Commercial Vendors and the Public Safety UAS Sector’ Report Issued
Drone search and rescue expert Gene Robinson (left) interviews members of the Los Angeles Fire Department UAS team at the DRONERESPONDERS U.S. Public Safety UAS Summit
The lack of standardized training and certification is the top issue hampering public safety drone operations, according to DRONERESPONDERS – the world’s fastest growing non-profit organization supporting public safety UAS. The determination stems from a double-validated research initiative based on survey data, as well as live focus group feedback conducted during last week’s U.S. Public Safety UAS Summit held at Commercial UAV Expo Americas in Las Vegas. Continue reading