The Caldwell Police Department has become the first law enforcement agency in Idaho to launch a Drone as First Responder program, marking a major shift in how emergency calls are handled across the city, as KTVB reports. Designed to cut…
The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating 14 year old Gideon Andrew Ferguson, who was reported missing Wednesday after last being seen around 4 p.m. at his home on Watermoss Drive near Triplett Road…
A lost hiker was safely rescued in the McKenzie Bridge area of Oregon on December 26 thanks to a coordinated search effort that included drone technology, infrared imaging, and ground crews navigating difficult terrain. The operation highlights how unmanned aircraft…
A late night search in southern Ohio ended safely thanks to a police drone and a program that has been in place longer than many people realize. As the Scioto Post reports, on December 28, just before 11 p.m., Chillicothe…
A routine afternoon walk in LaGrange, Kentucky turned into a 29 hour fight for survival, and a drone roughly the size of a pizza box ended up being the difference between a recovery and a rescue. On December 20, Oldham…
Losing a pet rarely feels dramatic at first. A gate left open. A collar that slips. Then minutes turn into hours, hours into a quiet panic. In Wisconsin, one drone pilot decided that waiting was not an option, as KIMT3…
Cal Fire’s San Benito Monterey Unit did not plan to become a state leader in drone operations, but a simple act of generosity changed everything, as a local photographer donated two drones back in 2021, and those small aircraft pushed…
The York County Sheriff’s Office is adding a new unmanned aircraft to its daily work, as Nebraska TV reports. Deputies say the drone will help them respond faster and stay safer during tough calls. It will assist in search and…
Welcome to your weekly US news update from Pilot Institute. We have three important stories this week that show both the risks and benefits of drone operations. A police drone crashed and injured a child. A thermal drone helped rescue…
China just unveiled a new kind of unmanned helicopter that looks like something straight out of a military sci-fi film. Called the Boying T1400, this heavy-duty drone recently completed its first successful test flight in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, and it’s…
Just a few weeks ago, on March 1st, the Clarkstown police department in Rockland County, New York, helped locate a lost boy with autism thanks to its fast-growing drone program. Police were told that the missing teen had left his…
Last week, a drone showed the Pushmataha County Search and Rescue crew the way to an Oklahoma couple in urgent need of help after a flash flood ripped through their property.
