First Responders

Police, fire, and search-and-rescue teams putting drones to work when minutes matter.

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Drones for Good

A drone helps in the search for a missing boater in the Delaware waterway. On Tuesday morning the search resumed for a 45-year-old missing

Haye KestelooJun 16

Drones for Good

The Spotsylvania Search and Rescue team and the drone team located a person who was missing for eight days with help from the Virginia...

Haye KestelooJun 16

Drones for Good

Antioch Police Dept. drone aids in San Joaquin River rescue of a father and daughter after canoe capsized in the middle of the river.

Haye KestelooJun 15

Police

Drone footage shows what's left of Wendy's restaurant that was set on fire after the death of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta. The video...

Haye KestelooJun 15

Police

New drone technology to be acquired by the San Mateo Police Department to help locate missing persons and solve auto burglary crimes,

Haye KestelooJun 15

United Kingdom

In England, a police drone with a thermal camera spotted a cannabis factory or weed plantation above a bar in Willenhall.

Haye KestelooJun 11

Drone as First Responder

A DHS notice on Federal Register about a survey to get a better idea of citizens' knowledge of agencies using drones during emergencies.

Haye KestelooJun 11

Police

Dover Police Department uses drone video to show the arrest of a journalist from the Dover Post during protests in the Camden, Delaware area.

Haye KestelooJun 11

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