On Monday, a drone that was flying over a fire that was burning in Medford, Oregon, caused a firefighting helicopter to leave the airspace in the middle of a firefight. At approximately five o’clock in the evening, personnel from Jackson…
On Tuesday night, a thermal camera drone assisted rescuers in locating a lost kayaker adrift on the Deerfield River in Massachusetts. Police got a 911 call from a guy who said he had lost communication with another kayaker on the…
Part of Mount Helena was destroyed by fire on Sunday. The wildfire was suppressed as a result of the efforts of several agencies. However, owing to the deployment of civilian, rogue drones, air assaults were temporarily suspended. “So, we’re just…
With a press statement, DJI responds to the allegations of its role in the Ukraine-Russia war after MediaMarkt decided to ban the sales of all DJI products last weekend. DJI has released a statement to clarify that its retail partner…
A Thermal Drone assisted the Boulder Fire and Rescue (BFR) crews that were battling an apartment fire that started Friday morning early. Around 4:53 a.m., flames were seen coming out of the apartment building at 2880 Kalmia Ave., which is…
The German MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group bans DJI immediately and halted the sale of DJI products in the MediaMarkt and Saturn stores. This is reported by the German website Inside Digital. The reason is that DJI continues to supply drones to…
A three-year-old dog slipped out of his collar and ended up stranded on a steep cliff face. Firefighters used a Thermal Drone to locate and rescue the animal. The long-haired dachshund Bear fell from a cliff at Capel-le-Ferne in Folkestone…
Since 2016, the Toronto Police drone program used unmanned aircraft successfully to document accident scenes, monitor protests, find missing people, and more. The police department now has 24 licensed pilots and uses 16 police drones. Toronto police drone program is…
A thermal drone from the Bedford Fire Department located two missing hikers on Sharp Top Mountain in Virginia on Christmas day. The thermal camera on the drone allowed the fire department to quickly find the lost people.
Aerospace company, Pegasus Imagery based in Edmonton, Canada is using high-tech drones and Artificial Intelligence to aid Firefighters in their battle against out-of-control wildfires.
California Fire Departments are increasingly turning to Silicon Valley technology, such as drones, satellite images, and Artificial Intelligence to more effectively fight bigger blazes. In a recent article, Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman of the Menlo Park District said “Take the…
A firefighter’s drone captured a burning apartment in Hornell City, NY. The drone footage shows the fire crew battling the fire that fortunately left nobody injured, although two dogs were killed in the blaze.