Public Safety

[Jason Alen]

1. Structural Firefighting
2. Shore Patrols
3. Tactical Operations
4. Pursuit of Criminals
5. Water Rescues and Dropping Floatation Devices

The above are just a few examples, and a multitude of uses are being developed, to include additional uses for public safety agencies. Although public safety agencies typically have been adopting drones at a more gradual pace than commercial industries, they are now increasingly adopting them at unprecedented rates to enhance the safety of citizens, assist local emergency responders, and allow for enhanced efficiency and effectiveness in operations. As the national drone industry continues to take off, unmanned aerial vehicle experts say it is likely that drones will be used by almost every law enforcement agency across the country within the next few years.

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Considerations for Public Safety

For public safety, drones can be particularly useful in situations pertaining to large-area search and rescue of a missing person or suspect; thermal-imaging capabilities; active-shooter incidents; special weapons and tactics (SWAT) standoffs; monitoring for hotspots during fire incidents; monitoring hazmat or hostage situations, investigation of fires or car crashes; crowd monitoring at public events; reconstructed 3D models for security planning, and subdivision addressing for 911. In the future, it is anticipated that public safety may be able to use drones for hostage negotiation, bomb investigations, missing persons, and crime-scene analysis.