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Drone army fights off wildfires in China’s largest city, Chongqing
The fires threatened to spread to the city's tall business towers and high-rise homes. The most advanced drone army in the world attacked the fire
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A drone interrupts a firefighting helicopter in Oregon
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
Police
Thermal camera drone helped rescuers find lost kayaker within minutes
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 river and had drifted downstream, unable to exit. According to Deerfield Fire Chief Darren Melnik,…
Police
Rogue drones halt Mount Helena firefighting efforts
Part of Mount Helena was destroyed by fire on Sunday. However, owing to the deployment of civilian, rogue drones, air assaults were temporarily
DJI
DJI responds to allegations of drone maker’s role in Ukraine-Russia war
DJI responds to allegations of its rol in Ukraine-Russia war after MediaMarkt decided to ban the sales of all DJI products amid last weekend.
Police
A thermal drone aids firefighters battling an apartment fire in Boulder, CO
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 near 28th Street and Diagonal Highway in Boulder. Everyone was able to be safely evacuated,…
Search & Rescue
Firefighters use thermal drone to locate and rescue dog stranded on cliff
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 in the United Kingdom. “Straight away I just had that horrible sick, sinking feeling in…
Police
Toronto police drone program is the future officers say
Since 2016, the Toronto police drone program used unmanned aircraft successfully to document accident scenes, monitor protests, find missing
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