Wed, Jan 31, 2018
More Than 150 Emergency Responders Attended The Event
Law enforcement, fire fighters and EMS across North Carolina have already started using drones to save lives. The NC Department of Transportation wants to bring various agencies together to share how this emerging technology can be included in their operations.
A capacity crowd of more than 150 police officers, firefighters and other emergency responders was on hand Wednesday as NCDOT’s Division of Aviation Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS, or drones) Program Office hosted a free workshop for public safety agencies that have already, or would like to soon, incorporate drones into their operations. It was held at the Gaston County Citizens Resource Center in Dallas.
The program included scenario-based live flight demonstrations, such as a hostage situation and missing person, as well as a panel discussion of current regulations and presentations from agencies that have already been using drones.
“Drones are another tool that public safety agencies can have in their tool belt to help make their operations safer and more efficient,” said Basil Yap, UAS Program Manager for NCDOT. “Attendees of our workshop should now have a better understanding of the possible applications for drone technology, and what it takes to effectively implement drones into their operations.”
NCDOT uses these free workshops to show how safe this emerging technology can be, and to encourage businesses and government entities to explore how drones can be beneficial to their activities.
This was the fifth drone workshop NCDOT has hosted across the state since 2017, and the first of the new year. The next one will take place over two days in Nags Head in April.
(Source: NCDOT news release)
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