The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season is well underway and while Hurricane Barry was busy causing havoc along the Louisiana coast this past weekend, South Florida first responders were busy practicing how they would use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to help respond to a major storm landfall in their region.
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Category Archives: First Responders
DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Alliance Announces Inaugural Board of Advisors

Chief Harold Schapelhouman, Menlo Park Fire District and Battalion Chief Richard Fields, Los Angeles Fire Department join Captain Vern Salle, Chula Vista Police Department
The DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Alliance, the leading 501(c)3 non-profit program advocating for and supporting the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – also known as “drones” – for public safety missions has announced their inaugural Board of Advisors. Continue reading
Drones Patrol South African Residential Estates
South African company Drone Guards is moving into the new market of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to secure residential estates and has ambitious plans to employ hundreds of UAV pilots over the next ten years to monitor estates, mines, farms and other assets. Continue reading
North Dakota Gets 4-Year Waiver to Fly Over People
The North Dakota Department of Transportation received a four-year waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly drones over people beginning this week.
Drone Stops Air Operations on Wildfire in Arizona
Everdrone’s Autonomous First Responder UAS
Sweden’s Everdrone offers a software solution that gives autonomous UAVs critical capabilities for operating beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). To sense and avoid, land and take off, navigate with reliability and precision – even in complex environments. Continue reading
Rega Rescue Drone Searches Autonomously
At its Annual Media Conference, Rega presented a new type of aircraft for searching for missing persons: the newly developed Rega drone can autonomously scan large search areas and is equipped with various sensors, such as a thermal camera. Continue reading
Schiebel Wins Norway’s Arctic UAS Tender
Norway’s Andøya Test Center selected Schiebel’s market- leading CAMCOPTER S-100 Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Air System (UAS) for extensive search and rescue trials as part of the Arctic 2030 project. Continue reading






The air attack coordinator flying on the Coldwater Fire Saturday spotted a drone within the Temporary Flight Restriction area and grounded the helicopter assigned to the fire until it was safe to resume any needed flying operations.