NYC Demos Drone Deployment in Response to Coastal Storm
The drone exercise, conducted in partnership with the FDNY, demonstrated how the technology would be used in the event of a coastal storm.
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New FAA Reauthorization Act Unlocks Operational Freedom for Public Safety Teams with Actively Tethered UAS
The new FAA reauthorization breaks down barriers for a faster and safer emergency response.
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MO First Responders to Train on Innovative Ways to Implement Drone Technology
An innovative training focused on the use of drones for mapping emergency scenes.
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In a First, Drones Deliver Blood Bags in Delhi, India
Named 'i-DRONE,' it was first used during the pandemic by the Indian Council of Medical Research to distribute vaccines to remote areas.
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Authorities: Man Dive-Bombed VA Firefighters with Drone — Asked for It Back
James Russell Weeks III pleaded guilty last week to felony charges of operating an unregistered aircraft as a result of the 2019 incident.
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United Hatzalah’s Tiberias Chapter Introduces Aquatic Rescue Drone
Last month, United Hatzalah’s Tiberias chapter received a special life-saving tool, a brand new aquatic rescue drone.
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Government Use of Chinese Drones in Limbo as Congress Weighs Ban
A measure would impose a five-year ban on U.S. government purchases of drones manufactured or assembled in China.
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Austin-Travis County (TX) EMS Flies High with Drone Program
Austin-Travis County EMS has created the Public Safety Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Program to further its mission.
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JEMS Editor Emeritus A.J. Heightman Provides Update on Drone First-Response Effectiveness
The most advanced drone first response system in the United States, operated by the Chula Vista (CA) Police Department, should be followed and mimicked by…
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Falck: Paramedics Will Be in Manned Drones Before 2025
"We are developing new technology, medicine and treatments for our future ambulances," President and CEO Jakob Riis said in a statement
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Improving Survival from Cardiac Arrest Is All about Cheating Time
The next frontier in EMS may be through 911 dispatcher-directed bystander administration of drugs and devices delivered by drone.
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