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

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The public has been invited to share their thoughts on police drone use in Douglas County, Minnesota. The comment period is to take...

Haye KestelooJul 23

DJI

Umatilla Electric Cooperative donated $5,000 to the Umatilla County Search and Rescue team in Oregon to buy DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual drone

Haye KestelooJul 21

Drones for Good

On Saturday, July 18, 2020, 120 firefighters of SDIS 44 intervened and put out the fire in the Nantes cathedral. The firefighters' drone...

Haye KestelooJul 20

Police

Drones could be used to monitor beaches in Newport, RI. Newport City Manager Joseph J. Nicholson, Junior is considering using drones to

Haye KestelooJul 17

United Kingdom

In the UK, another life was saved with help from a drone flown by a volunteer Search and Rescue team. This time a 46-year-old, 'vulnerable'

Haye KestelooJul 16

Minnesota

A police drone looks for nude and topless sunbathers at Twin Cities beach in Minnesota. The Golden Valley Police Department used a drone

Haye KestelooJul 16

Police

With the help of a drone, two teenage machete suspects were arrested in Dudley in the UK. Police have praised the assistance of police drone

Haye KestelooJul 13

Colorado

A drone hindered firefighters during their battle with the Larkspur wildfire in Colorado, according to the Forest Service on Thursday.

Haye KestelooJul 10

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