Tag Archives: Emergency Management
FAA OKs Long-Range Drone Flights Over Populated Areas By State Farm To Assess Florence Damage
Federal regulators have granted the insurer State Farm permission to fly drones over populated areas in four states and beyond the drone operators’ line of sight to survey damage from Hurricane Florence, in a step toward more widespread use of … Continue reading
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Tagged Emergency Management, FAA, Insurance, Regulation, Restrictions, Search-and-Rescue
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Fairfield County in early stages of starting a countywide drone program
Fairfield County is working to start a countywide drone program. There are a lot of hoops the county needs to jump through before anything can be finalized, but the sheriff’s office, Emergency Management and Homeland Security and engineer all plan … Continue reading
Drones Are Catching on in Public Safety Circles, But Denver PD Isn’t Totally Convinced
As a growing number of Colorado public safety agencies launch drones to help firefighting efforts, rescue lost hikers and take pictures of crime scenes, Denver’s police and fire departments are debating the merits of using unmanned aircraft. For now, the … Continue reading
Riverside County Supervisors want to expand the use of drones to fight wildfires
Seven wildfires are smoldering throughout California and the Riverside County Board of Supervisors wants to expand the use of drones to help contain them. Supervisors V. Manuel Perez and Kevin Jeffries put forth a motion at the Riverside County Board … Continue reading
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Tagged Emergency Management, Environment and Conservation, Inspection
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