Police, fire, and search-and-rescue teams putting drones to work when minutes matter.
The wreckage of a new high-speed drone found in Ukraine in early January confirmed what we’ve been tracking for months: Russia’s Iranian-designed drone fleet is evolving faster than Western sanctions can contain it. A new analysis from Amy McAuliffe, former assistant director of the CIA for weapons and counterproliferation and now at the University of…
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…
Santa Maria Police Department wants to shave precious seconds off emergency response times, and they are looking up to do it. The department is exploring a Drone as a First Responder program, also known as DFR, that could put a drone over an emergency scene in under two minutes. In many cases, that means the…
Seven years after first deploying drones, the Savannah Police Department is moving to modernize its aerial fleet, replacing three aging UAVs with new models that cost roughly $54,000 each, as Savannah Now reports. The twist is that the department is moving away from DJI equipment and toward BRINC drones, a U.S. manufacturer that focuses on…
Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada told state lawmakers on Tuesday that drone-delivered contraband is no longer an occasional annoyance. It is one of the most significant security threats his facilities face. His department is requesting $1.7 million in funding for drone detection technology to address what he called a necessary response to an…
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,…
ULM has partnered with SkySafe, a company known for drone detection and airspace intelligence, installing a cloud based system designed
The Los Angeles Police Department is preparing to significantly expand its Drone as First Responder program after receiving approval for a $2.1 million donation from the Los Angeles Police Foundation, according to CBS News. The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners voted unanimously to accept the funding, although final approval now rests with the LA…
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