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High Schoolers Race Drones and Build Careers in Ohio Competition

In a gymnasium in Canfield, Ohio, the next generation of pilots is already putting in the work. Some of them already have their commercial licenses. Foam Balls, Scoring Zones, and Real Skills The Mahoning County Career and Technical Center hosted a regional UAV competition Saturday that drew high school teams from Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton…

Ohio Launches Statewide Drone First Responder Pilot
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Ohio Launches Statewide Drone First Responder Pilot

The Ohio Department of Transportation, through DriveOhio, has selected nine public safety agencies for the Ohio Statewide Drone First Responder Pilot Program, a coordinated effort to integrate rapid launch drone systems directly into emergency dispatch workflows across the state, as Hometown Stations reports.

Toledo PD Benefits from Ohio First Statewide DFR Pilot
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Toledo PD Benefits from Ohio First Statewide DFR Pilot

Ohio just pushed the Drone as First Responder conversation to a new altitude. The state has selected nine public safety agencies, including the Toledo Police Department, to participate in what officials describe as the first statewide Drone First Responder pilot program in the nation, as WTOL reports. The initiative is being led by the Ohio…

DJI Drones Find Missing Dogs Alive in Arctic Cold
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DJI Drones Find Missing Dogs Alive in Arctic Cold

When the temperature drops below zero and the wind starts biting like a pack of wolves, hope can feel very small. That is exactly where Ella and Bebe’s family found themselves. The two Boxers slipped out during a brutal Arctic blast that swept across Northeast Ohio. Temperatures plunged to negative 3 degrees. Snow piled up…

Austintown FD Joins Ohio Drone Pilot Program
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Austintown FD Joins Ohio Drone Pilot Program

Ohio is quietly building something that could reshape emergency response across the state, and Austintown Fire Department is right in the middle of it. Under Ohio House Bill 96, the state has launched the Drones for First Responders pilot program, a structured effort to test how drone technology can improve situational awareness, cut response times,…

Thermal drones help rescue dog lost in Ohio snowstorm
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DJI Matrice 30 drones help rescue dog lost in Ohio snowstorm

It is the scenario every dog owner fears, and for Amanda and Zach Sebert in Marysville, Ohio, it became painfully real just as a major winter storm rolled into Union County. Their one year old Bernedoodle, Gracie, slipped out of the yard in the Adena Pointe neighborhood only minutes before snow and brutal cold shut…

Aerial Ashes Image of Drone In-Flight | Photo Credits: Aerial Ashes UK
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Aerial Ashes Brings Drone-Based Ashes Scattering to the US, Starting at $750

A UK-based company by the name of Aerial Ashes is now offering its memorial services in the United States, but its business model will make you do a double take: scattering loved ones’ ashes from the skies with a DJI M600 drone. Aerial Ashes launched in the UK in 2019, and was founded by Christopher…

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